Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7769 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 37th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7769 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7817 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8015 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8263 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8673 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8604 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8796 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8882 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9064 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9309 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9652 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9531 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9728 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 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 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7769 GPIA | 0.7769 GPIA | 0.7769 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8707 GPIA | 0.7817 GPIA | 0.9652 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7769 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release