Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.8%
in 2024
All-time low
18.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1971.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 120th 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, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.6% | — |
| 1971 | 18.2% | -31.8% |
| 1972 | 20.1% | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 21.9% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 29.7% | +35.6% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 35.6% | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 18.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 29.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 38.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 49.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 65.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 72.2% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 117 Samoa 91.2% compare
- 118 Nepal 90.9% compare
- 119 Viet Nam 90.5% compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 90.4% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.4% compare
- 122 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.2% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 90.2% compare
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, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 73.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release