Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 72.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.2%
in 2020
All-time low
35.7%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 72.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 75.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.0% | — |
| 1971 | 35.7% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 43.1% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 46.0% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 35.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 44.2% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 42.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 52.0% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 75.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- 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, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 72.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release