Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 1.27 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 32.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.89 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5025 GPIA, in 2012.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 13th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5025 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | +124.7% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.72 GPIA | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 1.76 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.37 GPIA | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.89 GPIA | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 1.27 GPIA | -32.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +124.7% | 0.5025 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.5025 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.89 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 10 Nepal 1.09 GPIA compare
- 11 Mali 1.06 GPIA compare
- 12 San Marino 1.05 GPIA compare
- 13 Egypt 1.02 GPIA compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Mauritania 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Yemen 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Southern Asia was 1.27 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5025 GPIA in 2012.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release