Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9953 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8249 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 0.9953 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8249 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8249 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8255 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8291 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8391 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8543 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9171 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9134 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.927 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9436 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9641 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9803 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9759 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 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 | 0.9909 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8252 GPIA | 0.8249 GPIA | 0.8255 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 0.9803 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 75 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 76 Ghana 1 GPIA compare
- 77 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
- 78 Costa Rica 1 GPIA compare
- 79 France 1 GPIA compare
- 80 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
- 81 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 0.9953 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8249 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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