Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.904 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.904 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.904 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5634 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.57 GPIA1999: 0.563 GPIA2000: 0.568 GPIA2001: 0.574 GPIA2002: 0.629 GPIA2003: 0.63 GPIA2004: 0.651 GPIA2005: 0.665 GPIA2006: 0.686 GPIA2007: 0.687 GPIA2008: 0.705 GPIA2009: 0.718 GPIA2010: 0.736 GPIA2011: 0.755 GPIA2012: 0.773 GPIA2013: 0.808 GPIA2014: 0.803 GPIA2015: 0.843 GPIA2016: 0.846 GPIA2017: 0.865 GPIA2018: 0.866 GPIA2019: 0.889 GPIA2020: 0.904 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.904 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.904 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5634 GPIA, in 1999.

That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.5699 GPIA
1999 0.5634 GPIA -1.1%
2000 0.5679 GPIA +0.8%
2001 0.5744 GPIA +1.1%
2002 0.6291 GPIA +9.5%
2003 0.6296 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.6506 GPIA +3.3%
2005 0.6646 GPIA +2.2%
2006 0.6856 GPIA +3.2%
2007 0.6872 GPIA +0.2%
2008 0.7053 GPIA +2.6%
2009 0.718 GPIA +1.8%
2010 0.7359 GPIA +2.5%
2011 0.7547 GPIA +2.6%
2012 0.7735 GPIA +2.5%
2013 0.8078 GPIA +4.4%
2014 0.8031 GPIA -0.6%
2015 0.8435 GPIA +5.0%
2016 0.8459 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.8646 GPIA +2.2%
2018 0.8662 GPIA +0.2%
2019 0.889 GPIA +2.6%
2020 0.904 GPIA +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5666 GPIA 0.5634 GPIA 0.5699 GPIA 2
2000s 0.6512 GPIA 0.5679 GPIA 0.718 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8184 GPIA 0.7359 GPIA 0.889 GPIA 10
2020s 0.904 GPIA 0.904 GPIA 0.904 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

  1. 199 Liechtenstein 0.8537 GPIA compare
  2. 200 Niue 0.8438 GPIA compare
  3. 201 Eritrea 0.8433 GPIA compare
  4. 202 Uganda 0.8049 GPIA compare
  5. 203 Equatorial Guinea 0.765 GPIA compare
  6. 204 Iraq 0.7358 GPIA compare
  7. 205 Yemen 0.7329 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.904 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.904 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5634 GPIA in 1999.
How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,760 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release