School enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: School enrollment, primary was 100.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification is 100.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 103.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 48.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 65.8% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 76.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 98.7% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4% | 100.3% | 103.3% | 5 |
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- School enrollment, primary in Least developed countries: UN classification was 100.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.