Primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Primary completion rate, male was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 70.0% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries peaked at 72.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1977.
That places Least developed countries 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 44.3% | — |
| 1975 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.0% | 45.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 44.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 51.7% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 66.6% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.0% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries?
- Primary completion rate, male in Least developed countries was 70.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1977.
- How does Least developed countries rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.