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 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 164th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 7.1% | — |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +91.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
- 162 Anguilla 0.3% compare
- 163 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 164 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 165 Monaco 0.2% compare
- 166 Malta 0.2% compare
- 167 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare
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 7.6% 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 8.5% in 2020.
- 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 4.3% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 164th 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 up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release