Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 71.8% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.6% | — |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.0% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 54.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 57.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.3% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 147 Philippines 82.3% compare
- 148 Paraguay 82.0% compare
- 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.8% compare
- 150 Vanuatu 81.4% compare
- 151 Bermuda 80.9% compare
- 152 Côte d'Ivoire 79.7% compare
- 153 El Salvador 79.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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