Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1998.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 178th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.8% | — |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 41.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 48.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.3% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1998.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release