Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 103.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 103.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 106.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 1971.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.0% | 86.5% | 106.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.2% | 96.4% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.9% | 100.1% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.7% | 102.5% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.3% | 99.9% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4% | 100.3% | 103.2% | 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, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 103.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release