Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 100.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 100.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 100.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.7% | — |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.7% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 87.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 93.3% | 100.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 49 Montserrat 104.7% compare
- 50 South Africa 104.6% compare
- 51 Russian Federation 104.6% compare
- 52 United Arab Emirates 104.4% compare
- 53 Montenegro 104.3% compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 104.1% compare
- 55 Zambia 103.9% compare
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, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 100.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release