Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 0.9859 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8322 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 113th 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8322 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8445 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8577 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9343 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9311 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9439 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9771 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9867 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9792 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9769 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8322 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9221 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia was 0.9859 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8322 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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