Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 91.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 91.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 94.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2021.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.7% | — |
| 1999 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 91.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release