Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 86.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 90.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1994.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 128th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 81.6% | — |
| 1989 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 79.1% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.3% | 81.0% | 81.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 77.2% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 86.5% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.1% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 125 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
- 126 Türkiye 90.6% compare
- 127 Afghanistan 90.3% compare
- 128 India 90.3% compare
- 129 Libya 90.1%
- 130 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
- 131 Liechtenstein 88.9% compare
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 primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 128th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release