Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 59.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 59.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 59.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 213th of 219 groups on this measure, 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, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.9% | — |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 43.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 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, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 59.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 213th out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release