Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9966 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 0.9966 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.2% 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 MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7972 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 78th 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7972 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8031 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8111 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8279 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8919 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8874 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9013 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9207 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9391 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9563 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9578 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9795 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9771 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9667 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9774 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9966 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7972 GPIA | 0.7972 GPIA | 0.7972 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.8031 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9578 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9806 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9966 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia was 0.9966 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?
- 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 MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7972 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 78th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release