Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9245 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.9245 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9245 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6757 GPIA, in 1998.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 211th out of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6757 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6758 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6816 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6881 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7028 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7148 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7303 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.752 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.762 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7712 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7815 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7929 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8042 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8235 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8444 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8763 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.874 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8803 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8955 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.908 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9005 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9237 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9245 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6758 GPIA | 0.6757 GPIA | 0.6758 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.6816 GPIA | 0.7929 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8731 GPIA | 0.8042 GPIA | 0.9237 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.9245 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9245 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6757 GPIA in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release