Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 99.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release