Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 70.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 70.3% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 70.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1990.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 31st of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.8% | — |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 30.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 45.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 66.8% | 70.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 70.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1990.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release