Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2001.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 162nd of 212 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.7% | — |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 45.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 52.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.5% | 61.6% | 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 to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 162nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release