Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.9704 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9704 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8055 GPIA, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 145th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8055 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8176 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8313 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8399 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.848 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8637 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8452 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8757 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9165 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9274 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9303 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9191 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9254 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9221 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9215 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9229 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9321 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9369 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9354 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9359 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9523 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9704 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8115 GPIA | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.8176 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.871 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.9087 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.9165 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9462 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.9704 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 142 Rwanda 0.9986 GPIA compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9964 GPIA compare
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 145 Japan 0.9948 GPIA compare
- 146 Egypt 0.9914 GPIA compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 0.9896 GPIA compare
- 148 Congo 0.9846 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9704 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8055 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 145th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release