Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 85.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 85.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 92.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2023.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 53rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 88.1% | — |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 88.1% | 92.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.7% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release