Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
76.1%
in 2020
All-time low
32.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 74.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 76.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1971.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 175th 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.5% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 32.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 43.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 53.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 69.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 74.2% | 76.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1971.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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