Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 91.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 102.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 96th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.2% | — |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 102.9% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 72.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 85.5% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 90.0% | 102.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 91.2% 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 96th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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