Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9822 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9822 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8269 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia is 0.9822 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8269 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8269 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8314 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8397 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8534 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9335 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9298 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9426 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9499 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9863 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9849 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9753 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9727 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9822 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8269 GPIA | 0.8269 GPIA | 0.8269 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9199 GPIA | 0.8314 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9753 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 123 Palestine, State of 0.9915 GPIA compare
- 124 Lebanon 0.9912 GPIA compare
- 125 Martinique 0.9907 GPIA
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8269 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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