Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9477 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.9477 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9477 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.788 GPIA, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 180th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.788 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7976 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8153 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8326 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8388 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8443 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8361 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8569 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8656 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8709 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8794 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.884 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8945 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8964 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9081 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9131 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9244 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9247 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9264 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9283 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.933 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9363 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8003 GPIA | 0.788 GPIA | 0.8153 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8535 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.884 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9148 GPIA | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.9287 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9404 GPIA | 0.933 GPIA | 0.9477 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (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, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9477 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9477 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.788 GPIA in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release