Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 30.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 30.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 30.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 17.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.6% | 30.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 122 Cape Verde 24.3% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 23.7% compare
- 125 South Africa 23.5% compare
- 126 Honduras 23.3% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 22.4% compare
- 128 Cambodia 21.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 30.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release