Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 13.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 13.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 13.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2001.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 203rd out of 209 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.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.9% | — |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.17 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 13.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2001.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd out of 209 groups with data for 2020.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release