Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 21.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2002.
That places Least developed countries 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.0% | — |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.3% | 21.9% | 7 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries was 21.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2002.
- How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.