Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia is 63.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 68.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South 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, male in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.6% | — |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.7% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 48.8% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 63.8% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 117 Cayman Islands 72.4% compare
- 118 Eswatini 71.9% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 71.7% compare
- 120 Guyana 71.5% compare
- 121 Timor-Leste 71.5% compare
- 122 India 71.1% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 71.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 63.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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