Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.1%
in 2012
All-time low
88.3%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 95.7%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 96.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1995.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 124th 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 88.4% | — |
| 1995 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 88.3% | 90.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 91.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.8% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 97.8% compare
- 122 Jordan 97.6% compare
- 123 Israel 97.5% compare
- 124 Cuba 97.4% compare
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 126 Qatar 97.0% compare
- 127 Madagascar 96.9% compare
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, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1995.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release