Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational was 7.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 7.4% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2017.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2006.
Least developed countries ranks 28th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.0% | — |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.0% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 25 Montenegro 37.1% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 36.6% compare
- 27 Croatia 32.9% compare
- 28 Estonia 30.4% compare
- 29 Cyprus 29.0% compare
- 30 Lithuania 28.3% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 28.2% compare
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- 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 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.41 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries was 7.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2006.
- How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Least developed countries ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.