School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 253.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
253.49 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
254.06 million
in 2022
All-time low
220.67 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia is 253.49 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 254.06 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 220.67 million, in 1999.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 220.67 million | — |
| 2000 | 222.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 226.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 229.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 232.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 233.94 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 235.48 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 237.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 238.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 239.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 241.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 242.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 246.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 248.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 249.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 251.03 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 252.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 253.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 253.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 253.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 253.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 253.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 253.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 254.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 253.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 253.49 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220.67 million | 220.67 million | 220.67 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 233.68 million | 222.01 million | 241.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.43 million | 242.72 million | 253.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.71 million | 253.24 million | 254.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 253.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 254.06 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.67 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release