Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 122nd 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.9% | — |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 51.6% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 67.7% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 122nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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