Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 111.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
111.2%
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
115.1%
in 2016
All-time low
82.1%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 111.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 115.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.1% | — |
| 2000 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 101.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 102.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 103.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 103.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 104.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 103.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 104.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 109.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 107.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 108.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 115.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 113.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 104.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 105.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 111.2% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 83.2% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 97.5% | 115.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.0% | 98.7% | 111.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 120.6% compare
- 9 Myanmar 119.8% compare
- 10 Sweden 119.3% compare
- 11 Bhutan 119.3% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
- 13 Monaco 118.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 111.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 115.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release