Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7816 GPIA, in 1995.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 53rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7873 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7848 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7816 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8073 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8252 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8064 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8004 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8033 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8203 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8421 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8773 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8725 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8889 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8971 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9121 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9354 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9662 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.955 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9724 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.799 GPIA | 0.7816 GPIA | 0.8252 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8815 GPIA | 0.8033 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7816 GPIA in 1995.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release