Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9961 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 0.9961 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7983 GPIA, in 1999.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 84th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7983 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8049 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8127 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8288 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8898 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.887 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9019 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9095 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9211 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9395 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9567 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9583 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9802 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9677 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9961 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7983 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8852 GPIA | 0.8049 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9809 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.9961 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.9961 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7983 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release