Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.996 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 0.996 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8051 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 85th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8051 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8106 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8182 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8341 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8951 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8906 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9039 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9112 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9226 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9405 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9573 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9604 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9797 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9774 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9673 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9774 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.996 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8051 GPIA | 0.8051 GPIA | 0.8051 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8884 GPIA | 0.8106 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.9586 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9806 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 0.996 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8051 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Central and 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 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release