Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia is 88.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 113th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.8% | — |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 58.2% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.2% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 110 Viet Nam 95.7% compare
- 111 Maldives 95.6% compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
- 113 Zambia 95.4% compare
- 114 Brunei Darussalam 95.3% compare
- 115 Turkmenistan 95.1% compare
- 116 Cuba 95.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 88.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release