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 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 14.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 77th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +55.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +45.2% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 6.5% | 14.3% | 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 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 14.3% 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 14.3% 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 2.9% 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 77th out of 214 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 121.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release