Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9822 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9822 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9822 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4935 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 0.9822 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9822 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4935 GPIA, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 128th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4935 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4962 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5196 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5252 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.505 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5188 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5334 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5565 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5872 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5871 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5952 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6246 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.655 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6189 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6601 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6654 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6733 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6683 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7145 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7215 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7396 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7534 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7635 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7706 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7828 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7913 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7957 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8023 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8218 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8305 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8361 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8376 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8575 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8388 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8744 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8939 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9126 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9147 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9405 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9426 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9367 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9365 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9329 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9329 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9238 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9421 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9444 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9624 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9822 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5323 GPIA | 0.4935 GPIA | 0.5872 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6597 GPIA | 0.5952 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7831 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 0.8218 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8717 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 125 Martinique 0.9907 GPIA compare
- 126 United Arab Emirates 0.9906 GPIA compare
- 127 Cuba 0.9901 GPIA compare
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9896 GPIA compare
- 129 Romania 0.9895 GPIA compare
- 130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9894 GPIA compare
- 131 Republic of Moldova 0.9893 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9822 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9822 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4935 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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