Education in Least developed countries: UN classification 109 indicators covering education for Least developed countries: UN classification. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 38.4% 2025 down 5.8% — Population ages 15-64 57.7% 2025 up 3.4% — School enrollment, primary 100.7% 2024 down 0.4% — Primary education, teachers 4.43 million 2024 up 19.6% — School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% 2024 up 1.2% — School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% 2024 down 1.9% — Labor force, female 42.3% 2025 up 1.2% — Labor force, total 450.68 million 2025 up 23.7% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI 2020 up 2.3% — School enrollment, secondary 46.9% 2024 up 9.4% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.82 per 1,000 2024 down 24.6% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 16.1% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.1 per 1,000 2024 down 14.2% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 10.74 per 1,000 2024 down 9.7% — Secondary education, teachers 3.12 million 2024 up 45.4% — School enrollment, secondary, female 45.6% 2024 up 13.0% — School enrollment, secondary, male 48.2% 2024 up 6.3% — School enrollment, tertiary 11.0% 2024 up 22.3% — School enrollment, preprimary 26.6% 2020 up 76.9% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 9.8% 2024 up 32.3% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 12.3% 2024 up 15.5% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9329 GPI 2020 up 10.6% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.792 GPI 2024 up 14.5% — Secondary education, teachers, female 893,693 2024 up 64.3% — Primary completion rate, female 70.5% 2024 up 6.5% — Primary completion rate, male 70.0% 2024 up 2.6% — Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2023 up 3.4% — Secondary education, general pupils 61.10 million 2018 up 62.1% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 46.3% 2023 up 12.2% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 26.7% 2020 up 76.7% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 26.6% 2020 up 77.1% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 59.5% 2023 up 11.9% — Government expenditure on education, total 12.5% 2024 down 15.4% — Secondary education, general pupils 48.0% 2018 up 6.6% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 46.0% 2023 up 16.7% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 46.6% 2023 up 8.0% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 171.01 million 2024 up 17.7% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 75.92 million 2024 up 33.5% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 61.3% 2023 up 10.5% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 57.7% 2023 up 13.2% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.36 million 2018 up 56.6% — Number of infant deaths, female 649,582 2024 down 6.5% — Number of infant deaths, male 827,804 2024 down 5.6% — Number of under-five deaths, female 934,072 2024 down 10.2% — Number of under-five deaths, male 1.14 million 2024 down 8.8% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 37.5% 2018 up 1.2% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 121.8% 2018 down 1.0% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 12.0% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.6% 2025 up 4.2% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 3.3% — Primary education, teachers 47.8% 2024 up 6.3% — Repeaters, primary, total 8.2% 2018 down 23.4% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 208,252 2024 down 10.8% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 133,212 2024 up 0.5% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 204,760 2024 up 6.5% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 239,084 2024 up 15.0% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 117.1% 2018 down 1.4% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 126.5% 2018 down 0.7% — Page 1 of 2 Next →