Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.996 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 0.996 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure 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 MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8184 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 73rd 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8184 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8225 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8331 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8489 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9149 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9113 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9256 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9429 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.964 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9806 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.976 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9817 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9911 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8184 GPIA | 0.8184 GPIA | 0.8184 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9077 GPIA | 0.8225 GPIA | 0.9806 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia was 0.996 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8184 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 73rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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