Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9928 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9928 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9928 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8346 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.9928 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9928 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8346 GPIA, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 93rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8406 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8346 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8494 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8589 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8702 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8745 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.875 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8532 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8852 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9002 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9113 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9241 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9319 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9458 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9491 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9454 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9455 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9432 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9558 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.959 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9596 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9762 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9928 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8415 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 0.8494 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8871 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9466 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 0.9558 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9696 GPIA | 0.959 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 90 Switzerland 0.9991 GPIA compare
- 91 Iceland 0.999 GPIA compare
- 92 Palestine, State of 0.999 GPIA compare
- 93 Japan 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9988 GPIA compare
- 95 Macau, China 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 96 Finland 0.9984 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9928 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8346 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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