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

Latest (2024)
0.9894 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8862 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024

00.250.50.7511994200920241994: 0.886 GPIA1995: 0.888 GPIA1996: 0.893 GPIA1997: 0.902 GPIA1998: 0.904 GPIA1999: 0.909 GPIA2000: 0.912 GPIA2001: 0.918 GPIA2002: 0.923 GPIA2003: 0.943 GPIA2004: 0.944 GPIA2005: 0.948 GPIA2006: 0.951 GPIA2007: 0.955 GPIA2008: 0.963 GPIA2009: 0.969 GPIA2010: 0.971 GPIA2011: 0.972 GPIA2012: 0.976 GPIA2013: 0.993 GPIA2014: 0.993 GPIA2015: 0.994 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 0.998 GPIA2018: 0.981 GPIA2019: 0.983 GPIA2020: 0.984 GPIA2021: 0.985 GPIA2022: 0.985 GPIA2023: 0.986 GPIA2024: 0.989 GPIA

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 103 Cape Verde 0.9972 GPIA compare
  2. 104 Bulgaria 0.9971 GPIA compare
  3. 105 Portugal 0.997 GPIA compare
  4. 106 Slovakia 0.9968 GPIA compare
  5. 107 Andorra 0.9967 GPIA compare
  6. 108 Singapore 0.996 GPIA compare
  7. 109 Türkiye 0.9954 GPIA compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release