Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 58.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 60.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 176th of 212 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.2% | — |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 41.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 54.9% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.7% | 60.0% | 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)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 176th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release