Education in SDG: Least Developed Countries

531 indicators covering education for SDG: Least Developed Countries.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.6 years 2023 up 2.2% 170th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9676 GPIA 2023 up 4.4% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 36.6% 2024 up 27.6% 178th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.893 GPI 2024 up 8.3% 183rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 41.0% 2024 up 17.9% 178th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.8% 2024 down 35.9% 150th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.4% 2024 down 45.7% 160th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.2% 2024 up 0.4% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 58.7% 2024 up 1.6% 176th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.6% 2024 up 0.4% 61st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 83.4% 2024 down 3.4% 74th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2024 down 39.9% 150th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.6% 2024 up 21.7% 147th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 37.41 million 2025 up 10.2% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 21.5% 2025 down 7.7% 4th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 81.0% 2024 down 4.4% 83rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 86.1% 2024 down 2.6% 75th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 19.0% 2024 up 24.1% 138th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.9% 2024 up 19.7% 146th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.77 million 2024 up 36.6% 100th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2.22 million 2023 up 68.7% 29th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 66,807 2023 up 251.2% 59th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.35 million 2024 up 58.8% 102nd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.4% 2024 down 2.4% 19th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 2.21 million 2023 up 45.2% 32nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 588,446 2024 up 50.6% 131st
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 33.2% 2024 up 10.2% 195th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1.18 million 2024 up 30.6% 72nd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 22.6% 2024 up 25.5% 199th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 305,247 2024 up 99.3% 142nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1.05 million 2024 up 49.9% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9477 GPIA 2024 up 3.8% 180th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 57.1% 2024 up 3.6% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 60.2% 2024 down 0.2% 180th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,773 2023 up 330.6% 113th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 197,720 2023 up 113.1% 119th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 63,947 2023 up 587.9% 122nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 575,989 2023 up 100.2% 102nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 178.5% 84th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 72,455 2024 up 76.8% 152nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 22,431 2024 up 72.4% 161st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 50,024 2024 up 78.8% 151st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 242.5% 150th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 445.2% 145th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 68.9% 198th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.5% 2023 up 58.7% 191st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 41,442 2023 up 87.2% 16th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 955,553 2024 up 30.2% 135th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 398,833 2024 up 45.7% 136th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1.12 million 2024 down 9.9% 63rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 556,720 2024 up 21.0% 130th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 406,691 2024 down 11.3% 82nd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 718,147 2024 down 9.1% 47th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 19.07 million 2025 up 9.8% 7th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 18.33 million 2025 up 10.5% 8th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 22.2% 2025 down 7.9% 5th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 20.8% 2025 down 7.6% 4th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 132,782 2023 up 39.1% 141st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 48.4% 34th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 1.1% 2023 down 11.6% 157th