Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.5%
in 2020
All-time low
45.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 74.8%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 77.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1971.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.4% | — |
| 1971 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 46.2% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 55.5% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 53.2% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 45.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 48.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 51.8% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 60.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 75.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.2% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 171 Bangladesh 81.2% compare
- 172 Uganda 80.9% compare
- 173 Zimbabwe 80.2% compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 80.2% compare
- 175 Cameroon 79.7% compare
- 176 Iraq 79.5% compare
- 177 Côte d'Ivoire 79.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.64 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 74.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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