Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 74.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 74.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1998.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 112th 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.3% | — |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 60.3% | 60.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 61.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 67.2% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 72.3% | 74.4% | 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 112th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release