Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 22.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2011.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 62nd 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 17 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.2% | — |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.9% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 59 Senegal 6.6% compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% compare
- 61 Tunisia 6.3% compare
- 62 Belize 6.2% compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.2% compare
- 64 Austria 6.1% compare
- 65 South Africa 5.3% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 20.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 62nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release