Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions is 0.9894 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8862 GPIA, in 1994.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 106th 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8862 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8878 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8935 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.904 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9092 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9123 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9184 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9229 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9432 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9695 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9929 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9805 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.8862 GPIA | 0.9092 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9429 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9859 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9859 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 0.9894 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 107.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8862 GPIA in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release