Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9874 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9874 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9874 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4752 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.9874 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9874 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4752 GPIA, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 114th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4752 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4772 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4985 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5051 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.491 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5022 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5139 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.526 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5477 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5511 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5619 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5778 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6064 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5855 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6202 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6233 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6396 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.638 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6736 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6818 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6966 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7143 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7253 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7376 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7525 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7693 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7827 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.799 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.815 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8327 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8465 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.859 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8677 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8834 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8626 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8936 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9041 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9158 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9177 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9194 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9338 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9324 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9271 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9366 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9399 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9546 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9556 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9712 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9874 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5088 GPIA | 0.4752 GPIA | 0.5511 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6208 GPIA | 0.5619 GPIA | 0.6818 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7625 GPIA | 0.6966 GPIA | 0.8327 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.887 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9361 GPIA | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9647 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9874 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9874 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4752 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release