Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in South Asia
South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for was 51.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in South Asia, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 51.5% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over five years.
South Asia ranks 21st of 22 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.5% | — |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +9.7% |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in South Asia was 51.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2016.
- How does South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for?
- South Asia ranks 21st out of 22 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Internet for pedagogical purposes is defined as internet that is available for enhancing teaching and learning and is accessible by pupils. Internet is defined as a worldwide interconnected computer network, which provides pupils access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (i.e. not assumed to be only via a computer and thus can also be accessed by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed narrowband, fixed broadband, or via mobile network. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/