Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.2%
Change on year
up 8.1%
Rank
17th
of 18 groups
All-time high
49.2%
in 2024
All-time low
20.1%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia is 49.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 144.0% over ten years.
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +38.0% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 23.3% | 49.2% | 5 |
More education data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.6% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Southern Asia was 49.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2018.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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