Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.893 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.893 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8951 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.3412 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.893 GPI, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.8951 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3412 GPI, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 183rd of 221 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3412 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6811 GPI | +99.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7049 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7297 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7312 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7466 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7655 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7407 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7536 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7476 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7543 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7716 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7566 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7807 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.799 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8092 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8183 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8249 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8496 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8502 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8825 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.879 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8811 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8951 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8858 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8798 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8857 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.893 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5757 GPI | 0.3412 GPI | 0.7049 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7497 GPI | 0.7297 GPI | 0.7716 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8375 GPI | 0.7807 GPI | 0.8825 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8879 GPI | 0.8798 GPI | 0.8951 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 180 Angola 0.8256 GPI compare
- 181 Mozambique 0.819 GPI compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 0.8189 GPI compare
- 183 Tajikistan 0.7981 GPI compare
- 184 Iraq 0.7729 GPI compare
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7549 GPI compare
- 186 Liechtenstein 0.753 GPI compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.893 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8951 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3412 GPI in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release