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
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% 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, 41.7%, in 1997.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 136th 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 | 41.7% | — |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 41.7% | 43.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 48.3% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.1% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 133 Micronesia, Federated States of 76.9% compare
- 134 Namibia 76.8% compare
- 135 El Salvador 76.7% compare
- 136 Paraguay 76.5% compare
- 137 Côte d'Ivoire 73.8% compare
- 138 Eswatini 72.2% compare
- 139 Gambia 70.3% 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 41.7% 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 136th 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 22.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release