Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — South Asia

Primary school enrollment in South Asia in 2018 — 87.8%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 30.4 pp.

2018 87.8% +0.2 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 87.9%2016
Period minimum 57.1%1971

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — South Asia, 1970–20185060708090197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 57.4%1971: 57.1%1972: 58.8%1973: 62.2%1974: 62%1975: 63.2%1976: 63.6%1977: 65.3%1978: 63%1979: 63.1%1980: 64%1981: 65.3%1982: 65.3%1983: 66.9%1984: 68%1985: 68.1%1986: 69.6%1987: 68.4%1988: 70.7%1989: 72.9%1990: 73.1%1991: 73%1992: 73.2%1993: 74.3%1994: 75.2%1995: 75.1%1996: 75%1997: 74.7%1998: 73.7%1999: 74%2000: 75.4%2001: 75.4%2002: 76%2003: 80%2004: 82.3%2005: 84%2006: 85.2%2007: 87%2008: 86.7%2009: 86.6%2010: 86.8%2011: 85.9%2012: 86.7%2013: 87.1%2014: 87.7%2015: 87.5%2016: 87.9%2017: 87.6%2018: 87.8%
Change over the period: +30.4 pp Annual average: 0.63 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 87.8%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 87.8 +0.2 pp
2017 87.6 −0.3 pp
2016 87.9 +0.4 pp
2015 87.5 −0.3 pp
2014 87.7 +0.7 pp
2013 87.1 +0.3 pp
2012 86.7 +0.8 pp
2011 85.9 −0.9 pp
2010 86.8 +0.2 pp
2009 86.6 −0.1 pp
2008 86.7 −0.3 pp
2007 87 +1.8 pp
2006 85.2 +1.2 pp
2005 84 +1.7 pp
2004 82.3 +2.3 pp
2003 80 +4 pp
2002 76 +0.6 pp
2001 75.4 −0 pp
2000 75.4 +1.4 pp
1999 74 +0.4 pp
1998 73.7 −1 pp
1997 74.7 −0.3 pp
1996 75 −0.1 pp
1995 75.1 −0.1 pp
1994 75.2 +0.9 pp
1993 74.3 +1.1 pp
1992 73.2 +0.3 pp
1991 73 −0.1 pp
1990 73.1 +0.2 pp
1989 72.9 +2.2 pp
1988 70.7 +2.3 pp
1987 68.4 −1.2 pp
1986 69.6 +1.5 pp
1985 68.1 +0.1 pp
1984 68 +1.1 pp
1983 66.9 +1.5 pp
1982 65.3 +0.1 pp
1981 65.3 +1.2 pp
1980 64 +1 pp
1979 63.1 +0.1 pp
1978 63 −2.3 pp
1977 65.3 +1.6 pp
1976 63.6 +0.4 pp
1975 63.2 +1.2 pp
1974 62 −0.2 pp
1973 62.2 +3.4 pp
1972 58.8 +1.7 pp
1971 57.1 −0.3 pp
1970 57.4

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.