Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 49.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 49.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1997.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 150th 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.9% | — |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +91.8% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 13.9% | 28.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.8% | 49.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 147 Honduras 58.7% compare
- 148 Tajikistan 57.2% compare
- 149 Seychelles 56.3% compare
- 150 El Salvador 55.7% compare
- 151 Namibia 51.5% compare
- 152 Cambodia 50.4% compare
- 153 Lesotho 50.4% 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 49.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release