Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6432 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6432 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6626 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6926 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7047 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6998 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.702 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7412 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7574 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7459 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.753 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7462 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7625 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7986 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8736 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9132 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9466 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9368 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9436 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9632 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9825 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9905 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6432 GPIA | 0.6432 GPIA | 0.6432 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7205 GPIA | 0.6626 GPIA | 0.7574 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9138 GPIA | 0.7625 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6432 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release