School enrollment, secondary in South Asia
South Asia: School enrollment, secondary was 60.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in South Asia, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in South Asia stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in South Asia peaked at 60.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1999.
That places South Asia 27th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.9% | — |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 39.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 52.1% | 60.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in South Asia?
- School enrollment, secondary in South Asia was 60.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1999.
- How does South Asia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- South Asia ranks 27th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.