Primary completion rate, male in South Asia
South Asia: Primary completion rate, male was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in South Asia stood at 92.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in South Asia peaked at 110.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2001.
South Asia ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.2% | — |
| 2000 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 110.9% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 79.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 90.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 92.6% | 110.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 16 Montenegro 105.0% compare
- 17 Portugal 104.6% compare
- 18 Georgia 104.5% compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 104.2% compare
- 20 Myanmar 104.0% compare
- 21 Afghanistan 103.3% compare
- 22 South Korea 103.1% compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in South Asia?
- Primary completion rate, male in South Asia was 92.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- South Asia ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.