Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia, 2012–2024
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 stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 10.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 113th 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 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.9% | — |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia was 7.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 113th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release