Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 64.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 66.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 120th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.6% | — |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 34.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 47.9% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.6% | 66.0% | 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, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 64.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release