Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia is 71.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.1% | — |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 50.8% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 62.1% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.3% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia was 71.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release