Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 48.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 48.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2003.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 96th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.3% | — |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 18.1% | 30.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 31.2% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 48.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2003.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 96th out of 209 groups with data for 2020.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release