Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 66.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 66.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 67.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1996.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36.2% | — |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 35.9% | 41.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 40.0% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 55.5% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 66.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1996.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release