Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.986 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.986 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8362 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.836 GPIA2000: 0.84 GPIA2001: 0.848 GPIA2002: 0.861 GPIA2003: 0.935 GPIA2004: 0.932 GPIA2005: 0.945 GPIA2006: 0.952 GPIA2007: 0.958 GPIA2008: 0.977 GPIA2009: 0.987 GPIA2010: 0.986 GPIA2011: 0.986 GPIA2012: 0.99 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 0.98 GPIA2019: 0.984 GPIA2020: 0.985 GPIA2021: 0.982 GPIA2022: 0.977 GPIA2023: 0.979 GPIA2024: 0.986 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.986 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8362 GPIA, in 1999.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8362 GPIA
2000 0.8403 GPIA +0.5%
2001 0.8485 GPIA +1.0%
2002 0.8614 GPIA +1.5%
2003 0.9351 GPIA +8.6%
2004 0.9323 GPIA -0.3%
2005 0.9447 GPIA +1.3%
2006 0.952 GPIA +0.8%
2007 0.9583 GPIA +0.7%
2008 0.9774 GPIA +2.0%
2009 0.987 GPIA +1.0%
2010 0.9858 GPIA -0.1%
2011 0.9862 GPIA +0.0%
2012 0.9896 GPIA +0.3%
2013 1.04 GPIA +5.2%
2014 1.04 GPIA -0.3%
2015 1.04 GPIA +0.3%
2016 1.07 GPIA +2.6%
2017 1.06 GPIA -0.6%
2018 0.9797 GPIA -7.7%
2019 0.9843 GPIA +0.5%
2020 0.9845 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.9816 GPIA -0.3%
2022 0.9773 GPIA -0.4%
2023 0.9793 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.986 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8362 GPIA 0.8362 GPIA 0.8362 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9237 GPIA 0.8403 GPIA 0.987 GPIA 10
2010s 1.02 GPIA 0.9797 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9818 GPIA 0.9773 GPIA 0.986 GPIA 5

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

  1. 108 Equatorial Guinea 0.9968 GPIA compare
  2. 109 Czechia 0.9966 GPIA compare
  3. 110 Greece 0.9966 GPIA compare
  4. 111 Jamaica 0.9957 GPIA compare
  5. 112 Netherlands 0.9957 GPIA compare
  6. 113 Austria 0.9957 GPIA compare
  7. 114 Guyana 0.9955 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.986 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8362 GPIA in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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 5.0%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release