Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 6.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 6.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 139th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.8% | — |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 139th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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