Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia

SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 88.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
88.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
69th
of 143 groups
All-time high
90.2%
in 2022
All-time low
86.0%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 88.5 %2016: 88 %2017: 86.4 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 86 %2020: 87.7 %2021: 89.7 %2022: 90.2 %2023: 89.1 %2024: 88.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia is 88.4%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 90.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2019.

That places SDG: Southern Asia 69th out of 143 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%) in SDG: Southern Asia, 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 88.5%
2016 88.0% -0.6%
2017 86.4% -1.8%
2018 87.5% +1.2%
2019 86.0% -1.7%
2020 87.7% +2.0%
2021 89.7% +2.3%
2022 90.2% +0.6%
2023 89.1% -1.2%
2024 88.4% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 87.3% 86.0% 88.5% 5
2020s 89.0% 87.7% 90.2% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia

  1. 69 Sri Lanka 100.0% compare
  2. 70 Palestine, State of 99.9% compare
  3. 71 China 99.1% compare
  4. 72 Zimbabwe 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Southern Asia was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2019.
How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 69th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDG: Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
232 places, 2,463 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release