Education in Least developed countries

297 indicators covering education for Least developed countries.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 14.5% 2019 down 13.6% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 61.4% 2019 up 10.4% 37th
Trained teachers in primary education 71.9% 2022 up 4.3% 28th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 92,514 number 2019 up 94.5% 37th
Enrolment in primary education, female 76.90 million number 2019 up 27.3% 20th
Secondary education, teachers 28.6% 2024 up 13.0% 43rd
School enrollment, primary, female 78.4% 2018 up 2.4% 35th
School enrollment, primary, male 83.1% 2018 up 1.4% 36th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.11 GPI 2018 up 11.0% 2nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 25.27 million number 2019 up 9.0% 21st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 12.76 million number 2019 up 9.0% 21st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 12.52 million number 2019 up 8.9% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 59.1% 2019 up 13.3% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 63.7% 2019 up 7.8% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9268 GPI 2019 up 5.1% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 56.3% 2019 up 21.0% 39th
Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 40th
Progression to secondary school 80.0% 2017 down 0.8% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 57.9% 2019 up 15.6% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 54.7% 2019 up 27.4% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9443 GPI 2019 up 10.3% 34th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.1% 2018 up 2.1% 28th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 70.6% 2022 down 0.4% 25th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 73.1% 2022 up 8.4% 24th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 35.5% 2019 up 33.4% 39th
Primary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 up 2.0% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 37.7% 2019 up 23.8% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 33.2% 2019 up 46.3% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8817 GPI 2019 up 18.2% 37th
Tertiary education, academic staff 25.9% 2024 up 10.1% 38th
School enrollment, secondary 38.1% 2018 up 26.8% 37th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 23rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.1% 2019 down 8.0% 39th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.6% 2019 down 7.1% 32nd
Progression to secondary school, male 80.0% 2017 down 2.0% 35th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.34 million number 2019 up 81.2% 33rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 35.8% 2018 up 29.6% 37th
School enrollment, secondary, male 40.3% 2018 up 24.4% 37th
Progression to secondary school, female 79.7% 2017 up 0.4% 35th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 420,404 number 2018 up 101.0% 27th
Literacy rate, youth female 78.7% 2024 up 9.5% 31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 34.0% 2019 down 11.2% 7th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.55 million number 2019 up 40.5% 30th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.25 million number 2019 up 63.9% 23rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 32.3% 2019 up 5.2% 43rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 499,775 number 2019 up 47.7% 38th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 79.1% 2018 up 2.9% 27th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 60,689 number 2019 up 99.2% 38th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 83.2% 2018 up 1.3% 27th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 19,131 number 2019 up 96.5% 40th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.96 GPI 2024 up 5.5% 28th
Literacy rate, youth male 82.1% 2024 up 3.7% 33rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 37.15 2018 down 14.6% 6th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 34.9% 2019 down 16.1% 7th
Literacy rate, youth total 80.4% 2024 up 6.4% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 33.1% 2019 down 5.6% 7th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.09 million number 2019 up 87.4% 32nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.32 million number 2019 up 98.9% 33rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 12.88 million number 2019 down 6.9% 8th
Secondary education, pupils 47.4% 2018 up 6.4% 33rd