Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9949 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia is 0.9949 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7883 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7883 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7945 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8029 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8208 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8891 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8833 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8975 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9051 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9163 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9365 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9549 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9591 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9626 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9774 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9638 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9749 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9949 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7883 GPIA | 0.7883 GPIA | 0.7883 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8801 GPIA | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9783 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.9949 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.9949 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7883 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release