Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.2%
in 2022
All-time low
23.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions is 74.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 74.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1971.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 23.1% | -38.0% |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 27.4% | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | -23.0% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 43.7% | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | -19.0% |
| 1981 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 40.3% | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 45.1% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 23.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 34.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 45.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 52.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 66.6% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.9% | 74.2% | 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, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 74.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release