Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 17.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 166.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 17.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2001.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 80th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.7% | — |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 10.4% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 77 Paraguay 7.8% compare
- 78 Philippines 7.8% compare
- 79 Switzerland 7.7% compare
- 80 Luxembourg 7.4% compare
- 81 Panama 7.1% compare
- 82 Portugal 7.0% compare
- 83 Argentina 6.8% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 17.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 80th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release