Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 112.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 112.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 112.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.7% | — |
| 2000 | 92.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 101.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 102.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 103.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 105.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 105.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 104.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 104.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 105.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 106.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 105.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 106.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 111.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 109.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 106.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 107.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 112.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 91.1% | 105.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1% | 98.3% | 111.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.0% | 99.5% | 112.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1%
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 120.9% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
More education data for MDG: 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, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia was 112.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release