Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6591 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6591 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 143rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6591 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6814 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.711 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7253 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7217 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7257 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7641 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7807 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7661 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7699 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7615 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8062 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.878 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9161 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9476 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.938 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9628 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9822 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9916 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6591 GPIA | 0.6591 GPIA | 0.6591 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7407 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.7807 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9166 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 140 Ghana 1.02 GPIA compare
- 141 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 142 San Marino 1.01 GPIA compare
- 143 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 144 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
- 145 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 146 Angola 0.9887 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6591 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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