Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
78.0%
in 2020
All-time low
40.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 75.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 78.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1971.
SDG: Least Developed Countries 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, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.0% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 44.0% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.3% | 40.3% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 49.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 49.1% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 57.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 73.0% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.6% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 172 Bermuda 79.3% compare
- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 79.2% compare
- 174 Congo 78.4% compare
- 175 Comoros 77.0% compare
- 176 El Salvador 76.3% compare
- 177 Guatemala 76.2% compare
- 178 Bangladesh 75.3% compare
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, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 75.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release