Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 111.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 111.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 111.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1998.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 90.0% | — |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 101.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 103.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 105.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 105.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 103.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 105.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 106.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 105.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 105.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 110.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 109.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 100.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 105.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 106.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 111.5% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 91.3% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.9% | 98.3% | 110.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.7% | 99.5% | 111.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 119.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique 119.2% compare
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 117.6% compare
- 18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 116.9%
- 19 Morocco 116.6% 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, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 111.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release