School enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 26.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries, 1977–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries is 26.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1977.
That places Least developed countries 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.3% | — |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 10.6% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 15.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (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, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Least developed countries was 26.6% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1977.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.