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 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% 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 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2012.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 109th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 7.6% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 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 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 8.5% 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 13.7% in 2020.
- 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 7.6% in 2012.
- 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 109th 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 10.1%. 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 primary 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