Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1997.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.2% | — |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +111.8% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +111.8% | 12.2% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 12.2% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 32.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.5% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 151 Comoros 46.7% compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 46.6% compare
- 153 Namibia 46.3% compare
- 154 Cambodia 46.2% compare
- 155 Russian Federation 45.7% compare
- 156 Togo 43.5% compare
- 157 Côte d'Ivoire 43.5% compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1997.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release