Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.0%
in 2024
All-time low
48.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 77.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.1% | — |
| 1971 | 48.4% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 54.0% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 56.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 53.8% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 53.5% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.5% | 48.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 53.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 59.4% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 62.7% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 67.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.4% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 170 Benin 80.0% compare
- 171 Madagascar 79.9% compare
- 172 Bermuda 79.3% compare
- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 79.2% compare
- 174 Congo 78.4% compare
- 175 Comoros 77.0% compare
- 176 El Salvador 76.3% compare
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 secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 77.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release