Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 7.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
27th
of 33 groups
All-time high
14.5%
in 2004
All-time low
7.3%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2002–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2002–2017

0510152002200920172002: 14.1 %2003: 13.6 %2004: 14.5 %2005: 11.8 %2006: 9.4 %2007: 10 %2008: 10.8 %2009: 13.4 %2010: 11.1 %2011: 9.9 %2012: 12.2 %2013: 10.3 %2014: 11.2 %2016: 7.3 %2017: 7.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 7.4% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2016.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.2% 9.4% 14.5% 8
2010s 9.9% 7.3% 12.2% 7

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 24 Montenegro 37.6% compare
  2. 25 Indonesia 36.7% compare
  3. 26 St. Lucia 35.4% compare
  4. 27 Croatia, Republic of 33.0% compare
  5. 28 Estonia, Republic of 30.4% compare
  6. 29 Cyprus 29.9% compare
  7. 30 Lithuania, Republic of 28.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification was 7.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2016.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.