Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 7.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 10.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1998.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 194th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.6% | — |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 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 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 7.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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