What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

The highest recorded value was 0.116 units per person in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 units per person in 1971.

How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.

Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0911 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0911 units per person

Change on year

down 2.9%

Rank

11th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.116 units per person

in 1970

All-time low

0.0375 units per person

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0911 units per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.116 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 units per person, in 1971.

That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.116 units per person	—
1971	0.0375 units per person	-67.7%
1972	0.0381 units per person	+1.8%
1973	0.0387 units per person	+1.5%
1974	0.1066 units per person	+175.4%
1975	0.0392 units per person	-63.2%
1976	0.0391 units per person	-0.2%
1977	0.0398 units per person	+1.8%
1978	0.0403 units per person	+1.2%
1979	0.0953 units per person	+136.4%
1980	0.0434 units per person	-54.4%
1981	0.0445 units per person	+2.5%
1982	0.0465 units per person	+4.5%
1983	0.0493 units per person	+6.0%
1984	0.0511 units per person	+3.6%
1985	0.084 units per person	+64.3%
1986	0.0536 units per person	-36.2%
1987	0.0534 units per person	-0.4%
1988	0.0534 units per person	+0.1%
1989	0.0536 units per person	+0.3%
1990	0.0764 units per person	+42.6%
1991	0.0755 units per person	-1.3%
1992	0.0746 units per person	-1.1%
1993	0.0657 units per person	-12.0%
1994	0.0668 units per person	+1.7%
1995	0.0672 units per person	+0.5%
1996	0.0679 units per person	+1.0%
1997	0.0691 units per person	+1.7%
1998	0.0706 units per person	+2.3%
1999	0.0666 units per person	-5.7%
2000	0.069 units per person	+3.6%
2001	0.0692 units per person	+0.4%
2002	0.0714 units per person	+3.1%
2003	0.074 units per person	+3.7%
2004	0.075 units per person	+1.3%
2005	0.0774 units per person	+3.2%
2006	0.0778 units per person	+0.5%
2007	0.0801 units per person	+3.0%
2008	0.083 units per person	+3.7%
2009	0.0821 units per person	-1.1%
2010	0.086 units per person	+4.8%
2011	0.0893 units per person	+3.8%
2012	0.0924 units per person	+3.4%
2013	0.0922 units per person	-0.1%
2014	0.0982 units per person	+6.5%
2015	0.0976 units per person	-0.7%
2016	0.099 units per person	+1.5%
2017	0.0962 units per person	-2.9%
2018	0.0968 units per person	+0.7%
2019	0.0952 units per person	-1.6%
2020	0.0965 units per person	+1.3%
2021	0.0983 units per person	+1.9%
2022	0.0977 units per person	-0.5%
2023	0.0938 units per person	-4.0%
2024	0.0911 units per person	-2.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0591 units per person	0.0375 units per person	0.116 units per person	10
1980s	0.0533 units per person	0.0434 units per person	0.084 units per person	10
1990s	0.07 units per person	0.0657 units per person	0.0764 units per person	10
2000s	0.0759 units per person	0.069 units per person	0.083 units per person	10
2010s	0.0943 units per person	0.086 units per person	0.099 units per person	10
2020s	0.0955 units per person	0.0911 units per person	0.0983 units per person	5

Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

8 Turkmenistan 0.1338 units per person compare
9 Marshall Islands 0.1334 units per person compare
10 Algeria 0.1297 units per person compare
11 Samoa 0.1276 units per person compare
12 Kiribati 0.1252 units per person compare
13 Sao Tome and Principe 0.125 units per person compare
14 Kyrgyzstan 0.1239 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0911 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: The highest recorded value was 0.116 units per person in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 units per person in 1971.
How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total

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Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.