Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Southern Asia

Primary school enrollment in Southern Asia in 2017 — 77.7%. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2017 77.7% −0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 88.4%2012
Period minimum 75.4%2015

Trend over time

2005–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Southern Asia, 2005–20177580859020052007200920112013201520172005: 81.2%2006: 80%2008: 88%2009: 88.2%2010: 88.3%2011: 87.4%2012: 88.4%2015: 75.4%2016: 78.2%2017: 77.7%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Southern Asia 77.7%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 77.7 −0.5 pp
2016 78.2 +2.8 pp
2015 75.4
2012 88.4 +1 pp
2011 87.4 −0.9 pp
2010 88.3 +0 pp
2009 88.2 +0.3 pp
2008 88
2006 80 −1.2 pp
2005 81.2

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.