Education in Least developed countries

297 indicators covering education for Least developed countries.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 26.85 million number 2019 up 18.5% 21st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 13.59 million number 2019 up 18.6% 21st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 13.26 million number 2019 up 18.3% 21st
School age population, tertiary education, male 46.40 million number 2019 up 20.6% 20th
School age population, tertiary education, female 45.97 million number 2019 up 19.5% 20th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 92.37 million number 2019 up 20.0% 20th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 75.59 million number 2019 up 18.2% 20th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 33.02 million number 2019 up 24.2% 20th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 65.36 million number 2019 up 23.9% 20th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 32.34 million number 2019 up 23.6% 20th
School age population, secondary education, male 71.26 million number 2019 up 23.5% 20th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 38.24 million number 2019 up 22.9% 20th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 141.09 million number 2019 up 23.3% 20th
School age population, secondary education, female 69.83 million number 2019 up 23.0% 20th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 75.73 million number 2019 up 22.7% 20th
School age population, primary education, male 77.05 million number 2019 up 21.8% 21st
School age population, lower secondary education, female 37.49 million number 2019 up 22.6% 20th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 12.04 million number 2019 up 21.5% 20th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 12.29 million number 2019 up 21.6% 20th
School age population, primary education, female 75.34 million number 2019 up 21.5% 21st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 24.33 million number 2019 up 21.5% 20th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 38.28 million number 2019 up 18.4% 20th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 37.31 million number 2019 up 18.1% 18th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 21.34 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.5% 21st
School enrollment, preprimary 26.6% 2020 up 76.9% 41st
School enrollment, tertiary, female 9.8% 2024 up 32.3% 37th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 12.3% 2024 up 15.5% 37th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9329 GPI 2020 up 10.6% 36th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.792 GPI 2024 up 14.5% 41st
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.4% 25th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 61.10 million 2018 up 62.1% 20th
Secondary education, teachers, female 893,693 2024 up 64.3% 36th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2024 up 30.1% 40th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.8% 16th
Primary completion rate, male 70.0% 2024 up 2.6% 39th
Primary completion rate, female 70.5% 2024 up 6.5% 38th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.1517 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.5% 38th
Secondary education, general pupils 61.10 million 2018 up 62.1% 20th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person 2018 up 28.1% 28th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.62 million number 2019 up 98.4% 29th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 46.3% 2023 up 12.2% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 76.8% 2019 up 8.5% 37th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 9.09 years 2019 up 8.7% 37th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 3 units per square kilometre 2018 up 42.2% 23rd
School enrollment, preprimary, female 26.7% 2020 up 76.7% 41st
School enrollment, preprimary, male 26.6% 2020 up 77.1% 41st
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 67.6% 22nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million 2018 up 56.6% 33rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 59.5% 2023 up 11.9% 43rd
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 7.8% 2nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.552 years 2019 up 48.8% 38th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.5% 2024 down 15.4% 33rd
Secondary education, general pupils 48.0% 2018 up 6.6% 35th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.97 million number 2019 up 60.6% 28th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 46.0% 2023 up 16.7% 37th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 46.6% 2023 up 8.0% 37th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.62 million number 2019 up 98.4% 29th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0176 number per person 2019 up 56.8% 38th
Primary education, pupils 171.01 million 2024 up 17.7% 19th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 11th