Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9861 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9861 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7405 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 0.9861 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7405 GPIA, in 1970.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 110th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7405 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.759 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7608 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.761 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7603 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7971 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8184 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8255 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8252 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.828 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8284 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8266 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8236 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8286 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8343 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8472 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8562 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8599 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8615 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8668 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.876 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8831 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8895 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8943 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9003 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9078 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.915 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9172 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.922 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9461 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9479 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9513 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9715 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9707 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9929 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9771 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9811 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7875 GPIA | 0.7405 GPIA | 0.827 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8394 GPIA | 0.8236 GPIA | 0.8615 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8939 GPIA | 0.8668 GPIA | 0.915 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9455 GPIA | 0.9172 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9861 GPIA | 0.9707 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9809 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9969 GPIA compare
- 108 Equatorial Guinea 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 109 Czechia 0.9966 GPIA compare
- 110 Greece 0.9966 GPIA compare
- 111 Jamaica 0.9957 GPIA compare
- 112 Netherlands 0.9957 GPIA compare
- 113 Austria 0.9957 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9861 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7405 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release