Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 87.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1997.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.7% | — |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.5% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 75.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 87.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release