Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): 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 0.7%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8933 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 1.02 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8933 GPIA, in 2004.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 47th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.929 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9048 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9261 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9364 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9614 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9759 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9228 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8933 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9147 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.917 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9079 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9303 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9348 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9465 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9702 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9535 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9697 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9833 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9942 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 0.929 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9295 GPIA | 0.8933 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.977 GPIA | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 44 Gibraltar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1.04 GPIA compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 47 China 1.03 GPIA compare
- 48 Marshall Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 49 Kuwait 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Cape Verde 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8933 GPIA in 2004.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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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February 2026 Data Release