Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia is 83.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 84.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1993.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 115th 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.0% | — |
| 1994 | 50.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 49.0% | 56.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 52.9% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 72.7% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 82.3% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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