Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 68.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 68.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 70.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, 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, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.6% | — |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 62.6% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 63.5% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 67.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (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, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.17 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 68.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release