Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: 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
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7648 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
31
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 1.02 GPIA.
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: Southern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7648 GPIA, in 1995.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7696 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7679 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7648 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7936 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8126 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.784 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7878 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.806 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8294 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8682 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8638 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.882 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.891 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9073 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9321 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9651 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9534 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9723 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9818 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7821 GPIA | 0.7648 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8733 GPIA | 0.7878 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9534 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia 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 SDG: 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: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7648 GPIA in 1995.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: 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: 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