Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 7.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 10.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 119th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.7% | — |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 116 Montenegro 1.2% compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 1.2% compare
- 118 Poland 1.1% compare
- 119 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
- 121 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 122 Niger 1.0% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 7.4% 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 119th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 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