Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 81.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 81.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1994.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.9% | — |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 60.9% | 66.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 79.5% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.2% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 124 Sri Lanka 93.3% compare
- 125 Cuba 93.3% compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
- 127 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 128 Iran 92.7% compare
- 129 East Timor 92.6% compare
- 130 Suriname 92.2% compare
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, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release