Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 92.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 92.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 97.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2021.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 96.7% | — |
| 1999 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.0% | 92.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 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 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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