Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 100.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 100.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.3% | — |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4% | 79.3% | 79.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 80.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 93.0% | 100.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 49 Myanmar 104.7% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 104.6% compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 104.4% compare
- 52 Montenegro 104.4% compare
- 53 Argentina 104.3% compare
- 54 Palau 104.3% compare
- 55 United Arab Emirates 104.2% 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 100.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release