Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 1.02 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6247 GPIA, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 150th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6247 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6388 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.663 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6727 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6603 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6564 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6977 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7109 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6927 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7019 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7267 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7716 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8533 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9041 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9458 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9415 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9476 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9695 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9875 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9884 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6247 GPIA | 0.6247 GPIA | 0.6247 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.679 GPIA | 0.6388 GPIA | 0.7109 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9069 GPIA | 0.7267 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9884 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6247 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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