Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
177th
of 219 groups
All-time high
72.2%
in 2021
All-time low
33.8%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 70.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 72.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1972.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 33.8% | — |
| 1973 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 36.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.1% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 46.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
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, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1972.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release