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 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 8.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% 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 10.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 10.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -53.2% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (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 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 8.1% 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 10.3% in 1997.
- 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 4.8% in 1998.
- 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 180th 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 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release