Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 55.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 55.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 57.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 204th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.1% | — |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.1% | 35.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 36.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.3% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.6% | 57.4% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 55.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 204th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release