Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 50.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 151st 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.1% | — |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +43.9% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 22.1% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 30.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 37.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.1% | 50.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 148 Seychelles 52.4% compare
- 149 El Salvador 52.1% compare
- 150 Honduras 51.7% compare
- 151 Comoros 46.7% compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 46.6% compare
- 153 Namibia 46.3% compare
- 154 Cambodia 46.2% compare
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, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 50.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release