Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 82.0%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 83.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 124th 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, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.0% | — |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 58.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 73.9% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.3% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 121 Botswana 94.3% compare
- 122 Tajikistan 94.2% compare
- 123 Palestine 94.2% compare
- 124 Sri Lanka 93.3% compare
- 125 Cuba 93.3% compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
- 127 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release