Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 58.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 58.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 69.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 130th of 131 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 67.1% | — |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 58.7% | 68.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3869 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 130th out of 131 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release