Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9963 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9963 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8208 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.821 GPIA2000: 0.826 GPIA2001: 0.837 GPIA2002: 0.852 GPIA2003: 0.916 GPIA2004: 0.912 GPIA2005: 0.926 GPIA2006: 0.934 GPIA2007: 0.944 GPIA2008: 0.964 GPIA2009: 0.981 GPIA2010: 0.977 GPIA2011: 0.982 GPIA2012: 0.988 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.992 GPIA2019: 0.994 GPIA2020: 0.996 GPIA2021: 0.993 GPIA2022: 0.99 GPIA2023: 0.991 GPIA2024: 0.996 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.9963 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8208 GPIA, in 1999.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 71st 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8208 GPIA
2000 0.8255 GPIA +0.6%
2001 0.8366 GPIA +1.3%
2002 0.8521 GPIA +1.9%
2003 0.9155 GPIA +7.4%
2004 0.9124 GPIA -0.3%
2005 0.9263 GPIA +1.5%
2006 0.9344 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.9435 GPIA +1.0%
2008 0.9642 GPIA +2.2%
2009 0.9808 GPIA +1.7%
2010 0.9766 GPIA -0.4%
2011 0.9824 GPIA +0.6%
2012 0.9875 GPIA +0.5%
2013 1.03 GPIA +4.8%
2014 1.03 GPIA -0.3%
2015 1.03 GPIA +0.3%
2016 1.05 GPIA +1.9%
2017 1.05 GPIA -0.6%
2018 0.9919 GPIA -5.4%
2019 0.9941 GPIA +0.2%
2020 0.9956 GPIA +0.1%
2021 0.9926 GPIA -0.3%
2022 0.9896 GPIA -0.3%
2023 0.9911 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9963 GPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8208 GPIA 0.8208 GPIA 0.8208 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9091 GPIA 0.8255 GPIA 0.9808 GPIA 10
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.9766 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 10
2020s 0.993 GPIA 0.9896 GPIA 0.9963 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 68 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
  2. 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
  3. 70 Panama 1 GPIA compare
  4. 71 Montenegro 1 GPIA compare
  5. 72 Israel 1 GPIA compare
  6. 73 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
  7. 74 Canada 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.9963 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8208 GPIA in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release