School enrollment, primary, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School enrollment, primary, male was 83.1% in 2018. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Least developed countries, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 83.1% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Least developed countries peaked at 83.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1970.
Least developed countries ranks 131st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 50.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.8% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.3% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 64.2% | 81.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.0% | 83.4% | 7 |
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, primary, male in Least developed countries?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Least developed countries was 83.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.