Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.14 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 1.14 GPIA.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.634 GPIA, in 2006.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 38th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.886 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.634 GPIA | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +62.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.25 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8456 GPIA | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.757 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7796 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9819 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +62.5% | 0.634 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9688 GPIA | 0.634 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.757 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.14 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.634 GPIA in 2006.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 38th out of 214 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release