Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.7%
in 2022
All-time low
27.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 74.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 74.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3% | — |
| 1971 | 27.7% | -41.4% |
| 1972 | 30.3% | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 32.7% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 49.0% | +49.8% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 39.0% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 40.6% | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 27.7% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 40.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 50.6% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 55.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 67.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.6% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 115 Anguilla 88.7% compare
- 116 French Guiana 88.3% compare
- 117 Mauritius 88.1% compare
- 118 Micronesia, Federated States of 86.5% compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 86.1% compare
- 120 Kiribati 86.0% compare
- 121 Ukraine 86.0% 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release