Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.8%
in 2020
All-time low
29.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 70.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 72.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 205th 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, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.3% | — |
| 1971 | 29.3% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 36.1% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 29.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 38.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 37.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 47.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.4% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.5% | 72.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 202 Syrian Arab Republic 57.2% compare
- 203 Chad 56.9% compare
- 204 Liberia 56.3% compare
- 205 Haiti 55.8% compare
- 206 Central African Republic 55.1% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 53.6% compare
- 208 Tokelau 52.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release