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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
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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February 2026 Data Release