Progression to secondary school in South Asia
South Asia: Progression to secondary school was 91.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in South Asia, 1985–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in South Asia is 91.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in South Asia peaked at 91.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1988.
That places South Asia 21st out of 40 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 84.0% | — |
| 1986 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.4% | 78.2% | 86.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 79.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 87.6% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 91.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (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 progression to secondary school in South Asia?
- Progression to secondary school in South Asia was 91.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1988.
- How does South Asia rank for progression to secondary school?
- South Asia ranks 21st out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).