Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 64.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 69.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th 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, male in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.1% | — |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 39.3% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 49.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 64.2% | 69.1% | 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, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 64.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release