Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9901 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9959 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6836 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions is 0.9901 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 0.9959 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6836 GPIA, in 1970.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6836 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7332 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7356 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7373 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.709 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7666 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7845 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7936 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7758 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7994 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7972 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7959 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7987 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7984 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.785 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8154 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8253 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8293 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8329 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8294 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8387 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8476 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8583 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8673 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8722 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8864 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8925 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9056 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9103 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9151 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9355 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9439 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9528 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9672 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9672 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.987 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9804 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9794 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7509 GPIA | 0.6836 GPIA | 0.7936 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8078 GPIA | 0.785 GPIA | 0.8329 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8672 GPIA | 0.8294 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9377 GPIA | 0.9056 GPIA | 0.9678 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9824 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 0.9901 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9959 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6836 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release