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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
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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February 2026 Data Release