Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 50.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 50.6% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries peaked at 50.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2007.
That places Least developed countries 29th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.4% | — |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.4% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 37.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Least developed countries was 50.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2007.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Least developed countries ranks 29th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/