Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 0.9962 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 0.9962 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8647 GPIA, in 1994.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8647 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8655 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8776 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8901 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8904 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.896 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9019 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9115 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9222 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9379 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9369 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9495 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9599 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9714 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.993 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9925 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8807 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.896 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9379 GPIA | 0.9019 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9857 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8647 GPIA in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release