Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 1970
All-time low
92.3%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 95.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 98.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.6% | — |
| 1971 | 97.9% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 95.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release