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 68.4% 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
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 68.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 19.3% 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 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 129th 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 | 47.2% | — |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 47.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 50.9% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 63.5% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 126 Micronesia, Federated States of 73.5% compare
- 127 Tunisia 72.8% compare
- 128 Uruguay 72.7% compare
- 129 Morocco 71.9% compare
- 130 Afghanistan 71.5% compare
- 131 Algeria 71.1% compare
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 69.6% 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 68.4% 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 68.4% 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 47.2% in 1998.
- 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 129th 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 19.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release