Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 6.6%.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2001.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 195th 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.6% | — |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +66.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (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, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Southern Asia was 6.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 195th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release