Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 71.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 74.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd of 221 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, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.9% | — |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.3% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 61.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.8% | 74.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release