Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia is 100.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 100.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 43rd 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.2% | — |
| 2000 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.8% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 79.0% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 91.6% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.6% | 100.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 40 Colombia 106.0% compare
- 41 Cape Verde 105.8% compare
- 42 Libya 105.6% compare
- 43 Luxembourg 105.3% compare
- 44 Bhutan 105.2% compare
- 45 Montserrat 105.2% compare
- 46 Cyprus 105.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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