Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.965 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.965 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.965 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5841 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.965 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.965 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5841 GPIA, in 1971.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5932 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5841 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6022 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6007 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6066 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6133 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.629 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6384 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6419 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6543 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6707 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6919 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6791 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7015 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6947 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7063 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7143 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7302 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7384 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7467 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7593 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7663 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7733 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7788 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7822 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7868 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7966 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8055 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8241 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8351 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8414 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8483 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8546 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8465 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8681 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8773 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8838 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8936 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8989 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9101 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9123 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9183 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9229 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9282 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9403 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9403 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9609 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6109 GPIA | 0.5841 GPIA | 0.6419 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6981 GPIA | 0.6543 GPIA | 0.7384 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.782 GPIA | 0.7467 GPIA | 0.8241 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8648 GPIA | 0.8351 GPIA | 0.8989 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9305 GPIA | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.9462 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.965 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.965 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.965 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release