Primary school enrolment (gross) in South Asia
Gross primary school enrolment in South Asia was 119.0% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1999.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024
119.0%
Change from 2023
+6.3percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in South Asia over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 119.0% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 112.8% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 111.8% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 104.3% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 103.3% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 101.6% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 102.8% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 117.0% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 118.4% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 112.9% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 111.8% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 113.5% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 111.9% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 110.0% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 110.7% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 110.5% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 111.1% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 111.1% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 109.8% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 107.9% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 106.2% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 104.7% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.3 percentage points from 112.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 111.8%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.