Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9453 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9453 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9453 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4349 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.9453 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9453 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4349 GPIA, in 1979.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4655 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4536 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4613 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4629 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4673 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.467 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4656 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4395 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4349 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4349 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4589 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4487 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4778 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4993 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5261 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5251 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.552 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5556 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5698 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.583 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5857 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6043 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6239 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6381 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6485 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6902 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7104 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7322 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7552 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7727 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7922 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7977 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8103 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8089 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7792 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7974 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7966 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8041 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8225 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8235 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8478 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.868 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.877 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8803 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9072 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9067 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9243 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9246 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9254 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9348 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4552 GPIA | 0.4349 GPIA | 0.4673 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5196 GPIA | 0.4487 GPIA | 0.583 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6761 GPIA | 0.5857 GPIA | 0.7727 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8032 GPIA | 0.7792 GPIA | 0.8235 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.895 GPIA | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.9254 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9398 GPIA | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.9453 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9453 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9453 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4349 GPIA in 1979.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release