School enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: School enrollment, preprimary was 26.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1973.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 15.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Least developed countries: UN classification 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 recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1973.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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 (% 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.