Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 83.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 84.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1993.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 113th 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 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 51.1% | — |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 57.5% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 51.1% | 57.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 54.8% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 73.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.0% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.9% compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
- 112 Botswana 95.2% compare
- 113 Bahrain 95.2% compare
- 114 Viet Nam 95.0% compare
- 115 San Marino 94.7% compare
- 116 Belarus 94.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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