Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 41.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 41.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 41.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 212th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.5% | — |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.9% | 41.7% | 6 |
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)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 41.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 212th out of 212 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release