Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 75.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1994.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 117th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 49.4% | — |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 49.4% | 53.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 55.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 70.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.2% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Developing Regions was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 117th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release