Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8858 GPIA, in 1998.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 110th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8858 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8993 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.928 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9309 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.938 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9583 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9923 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9934 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8908 GPIA | 0.8858 GPIA | 0.8958 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.8993 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9668 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9949 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Developing Regions was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8858 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 110th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release