Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia is 64.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 64.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.7% | — |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 27.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 44.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 60.7% | 64.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 64.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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