Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9856 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 0.9856 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8334 GPIA, in 1998.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 117th 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 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8334 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8366 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8405 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.848 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8606 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9351 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9318 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9443 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9578 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.977 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9866 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 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 | 0.9795 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9769 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.8334 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.8405 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 0.9856 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8334 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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