Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions is 74.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 1998.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th of 212 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.9% | — |
| 1999 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 56.9% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.1% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.1% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release