Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1972–2024
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 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5889 GPIA, in 1972.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 63rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5889 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.5945 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6004 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6015 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6059 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6144 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6228 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6337 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6424 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6556 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6588 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6805 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7107 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7073 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7182 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7205 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7187 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7095 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7182 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7379 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7332 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7498 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7539 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7625 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7668 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7678 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7798 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7707 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7637 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7619 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7681 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7786 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7873 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8182 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8251 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8494 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8787 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8841 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9077 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9271 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9384 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9482 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9645 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9718 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9838 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6078 GPIA | 0.5889 GPIA | 0.6337 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6922 GPIA | 0.6424 GPIA | 0.7205 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7519 GPIA | 0.7182 GPIA | 0.7798 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8002 GPIA | 0.7619 GPIA | 0.8787 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.938 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5889 GPIA in 1972.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 63rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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