Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.2%
in 2024
All-time low
69.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1971.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.2% | — |
| 1971 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 74.1% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 80.6% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 84.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 84.5% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 81.8% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 78.9% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 78.2% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 77.2% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 82.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 69.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 77.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 84.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 85.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release