Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
83.1%
in 2022
All-time low
63.6%
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 81.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 83.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 1993.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 123rd 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 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 63.6% | — |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 63.6% | 70.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 66.5% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 76.2% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.1% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 120 Ecuador 94.1% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.0% compare
- 122 Mongolia 94.0% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 94.0% compare
- 124 Bahrain 93.9% compare
- 125 Botswana 93.3% compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 93.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (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, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: 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 MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release