Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 68.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 68.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1997.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 130th of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.5% | — |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.5% | 45.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 46.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 49.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 63.3% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 127 Uruguay 77.9% compare
- 128 Morocco 77.2% compare
- 129 Paraguay 75.5% compare
- 130 Micronesia, Federated States of 75.1% compare
- 131 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9% compare
- 132 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
- 133 Bangladesh 73.8% 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 130th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release