Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.761 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1995–2024

00.250.50.7511995200920241995: 0.761 GPIA1996: 0.788 GPIA1997: 0.808 GPIA1999: 0.783 GPIA2000: 0.789 GPIA2001: 0.809 GPIA2002: 0.831 GPIA2003: 0.869 GPIA2004: 0.865 GPIA2005: 0.883 GPIA2006: 0.892 GPIA2007: 0.908 GPIA2008: 0.932 GPIA2009: 0.965 GPIA2010: 0.955 GPIA2011: 0.973 GPIA2012: 0.983 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.761 GPIA, in 1995.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 40th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1995 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1995 0.761 GPIA
1996 0.7882 GPIA +3.6%
1997 0.8076 GPIA +2.5%
1999 0.7828 GPIA -3.1%
2000 0.7893 GPIA +0.8%
2001 0.8085 GPIA +2.4%
2002 0.8315 GPIA +2.8%
2003 0.869 GPIA +4.5%
2004 0.8652 GPIA -0.4%
2005 0.883 GPIA +2.1%
2006 0.8923 GPIA +1.1%
2007 0.9083 GPIA +1.8%
2008 0.9325 GPIA +2.7%
2009 0.9652 GPIA +3.5%
2010 0.9549 GPIA -1.1%
2011 0.9735 GPIA +1.9%
2012 0.9825 GPIA +0.9%
2013 1.02 GPIA +3.8%
2014 1.02 GPIA -0.1%
2015 1.02 GPIA +0.2%
2016 1.02 GPIA +0.2%
2017 1.02 GPIA -0.4%
2018 1.02 GPIA -0.3%
2019 1.01 GPIA -0.2%
2020 1.02 GPIA +0.4%
2021 1.01 GPIA -0.3%
2022 1.01 GPIA -0.0%
2023 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2024 1.02 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7849 GPIA 0.761 GPIA 0.8076 GPIA 4
2000s 0.8745 GPIA 0.7893 GPIA 0.9652 GPIA 10
2010s 1 GPIA 0.9549 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 10
2020s 1.02 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 37 Monaco 1.06 GPIA compare
  2. 38 El Salvador 1.06 GPIA compare
  3. 39 Comoros 1.06 GPIA compare
  4. 40 Croatia 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 41 Nicaragua 1.05 GPIA compare
  6. 42 Nigeria 1.05 GPIA compare
  7. 43 Tunisia 1.04 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.761 GPIA in 1995.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,386 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release