Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 88.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 74.5% | — |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 74.5% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 74.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 80.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 88.4% | 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, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release