Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 87.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1971.
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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.9% | — |
| 1971 | 41.6% | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 43.3% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 50.3% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 51.5% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 41.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.7% | 53.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 62.3% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 70.7% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 82.2% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.0% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release