Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 100.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 100.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 102.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1998.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.5% | — |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 102.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 101.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 73.2% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 91.8% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 92.7% | 100.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
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, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 100.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release