Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 72.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 75.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.3% | — |
| 2000 | 53.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 52.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 62.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 72.8% | 75.3% | 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, secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release