Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 92.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 92.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia peaked at 97.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2021.
WB: South Asia ranks 20th 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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 96.7% | — |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.7% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 86.3% | 92.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: South Asia ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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