Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 91.4%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 102.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 96th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.4% | — |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 102.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 63.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 83.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 89.6% | 102.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 91.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 96th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release