Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
53rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5778 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5778 GPIA, in 1974.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 53rd of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.5778 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.5799 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5834 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6024 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6136 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6247 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6347 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6476 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6582 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6775 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7018 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7019 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7114 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7163 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7192 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7181 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7266 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7409 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.742 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7558 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7677 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7774 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7846 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7913 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8034 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8044 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8101 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8153 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8234 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8332 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.847 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8663 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8723 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8865 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9072 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9256 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9257 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9446 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9586 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9701 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.979 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9918 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.597 GPIA | 0.5778 GPIA | 0.6247 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6887 GPIA | 0.6347 GPIA | 0.7192 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.765 GPIA | 0.7266 GPIA | 0.8034 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8466 GPIA | 0.8044 GPIA | 0.9072 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 50 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 51 Brunei Darussalam 1.04 GPIA compare
- 52 United Arab Emirates 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Eswatini 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
- 55 Tonga 1.03 GPIA compare
- 56 Mauritania 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.01 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5778 GPIA in 1974.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 53rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 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