Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1977.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 138th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.5% | — |
| 1976 | 47.2% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 52.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 44.5% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 46.4% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 56.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 65.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.4% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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 primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1977.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 138th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release