Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia is 100.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 100.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.1% | — |
| 2000 | 80.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 79.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 92.9% | 100.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 100.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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