Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 103.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.1% | — |
| 1971 | 55.4% | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 56.8% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 60.3% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 63.4% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 66.5% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 68.7% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 72.5% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 72.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 71.6% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 65.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 63.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 76.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 101.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 100.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 101.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 102.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 102.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 103.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 102.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 55.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 65.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 63.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 76.9% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.9% | 98.9% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 98.8% | 103.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 122 Finland 99.0% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 98.9% compare
- 124 Luxembourg 98.9% compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 98.8% compare
- 126 China 98.7% compare
- 127 Cuba 98.6% compare
- 128 Norway 98.5% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- 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)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release