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 4.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: 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 WB: South Asia stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 177.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: South Asia peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.
WB: South Asia ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 1.2% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (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 4.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: South Asia ranks 207th 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 up 177.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release