Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9938 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia is 0.9938 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.813 GPIA, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 88th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.813 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8176 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8287 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8453 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9146 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9099 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9243 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9419 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9633 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9804 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9757 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9891 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9865 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.8176 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.9938 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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