Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 60.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 159th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.7% | — |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 40.7% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 41.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 50.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 60.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 159th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release