Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 88.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 126th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.9% | — |
| 1971 | 56.7% | -25.3% |
| 1972 | 58.9% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 62.1% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 70.9% | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 72.1% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 67.2% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 70.6% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 56.7% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 67.2% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 74.8% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 78.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.0% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.7% | 88.1% | 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 88.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release