Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia is 82.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 83.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1993.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 56.5% | — |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 56.5% | 63.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 60.2% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 74.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.7% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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