Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 22.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2002.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 175th out of 207 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.8% | — |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 22.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 175th out of 207 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release