Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 95.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 1995.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 121st 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.5% | — |
| 1995 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.9% | 83.5% | 86.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 87.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.1% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 1995.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release