Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7902 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.7902 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9901 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7236 GPIA, in 2014.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 105th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.73 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7808 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7409 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9901 GPIA | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7627 GPIA | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7331 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9759 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9648 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8103 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.773 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.779 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7236 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8418 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8546 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8981 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9443 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8788 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9826 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8346 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7902 GPIA | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8293 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8468 GPIA | 0.7236 GPIA | 0.9648 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8691 GPIA | 0.7902 GPIA | 0.9826 GPIA | 3 |
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.7902 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9901 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7236 GPIA in 2014.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 105th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release