Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.7%
in 2022
All-time low
69.1%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia stood at 85.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia peaked at 88.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 106th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.1% | — |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 70.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 80.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.1% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 103 Samoa 97.5% compare
- 104 Republic of Korea 97.3% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 97.3% compare
- 106 Slovenia 97.1% compare
- 107 British Virgin Islands 96.9% compare
- 108 Jordan 96.4% compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 96.3% compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: South Asia was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- WB: South Asia ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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