Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 98.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 101.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.1% | — |
| 1971 | 45.8% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 48.6% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 53.6% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 56.7% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 59.3% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 60.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 63.2% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 61.4% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.9% | 45.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 58.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 56.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 70.5% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.5% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.5% | 101.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release