Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 86.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 89.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1996.
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 30 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 74.4% | — |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.7% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 76.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.6% | 89.7% | 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 primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1996.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 128th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release