Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 91.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 91.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 95.6% | — |
| 1999 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 92.8% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 86.1% | 91.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Southern Asia was 91.7% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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