Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9927 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 0.9927 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7801 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 128th of 212 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7801 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7855 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7943 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8111 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8743 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8682 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8837 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8899 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9157 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9324 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9389 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9502 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9989 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9786 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9857 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9724 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9838 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7801 GPIA | 0.7801 GPIA | 0.7801 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8653 GPIA | 0.7855 GPIA | 0.9324 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 0.9927 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.9927 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7801 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 128th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release