School enrollment, tertiary in South Asia
South Asia: School enrollment, tertiary was 32.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in South Asia stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in South Asia peaked at 32.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
That places South Asia 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 17.6% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 28.2% | 32.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (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, per capita 0.4194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in South Asia?
- School enrollment, tertiary in South Asia was 32.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- South Asia ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.