Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 72.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 150th 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.5% | — |
| 1998 | 50.3% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.3% | 52.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 51.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 56.1% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.2% | 72.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 147 Bahamas 83.9% compare
- 148 Romania 83.1% compare
- 149 Philippines 82.9% compare
- 150 Paraguay 82.2% compare
- 151 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.1% compare
- 152 El Salvador 82.0% compare
- 153 Côte d'Ivoire 80.2% 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 72.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release