Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 65.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 65.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 65.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.3% | — |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 54.4% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 65.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release