Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia is 5.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 8.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2001.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 205th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.6% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +85.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: South Asia was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release