Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9937 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9937 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9937 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4276 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024

00.20.40.60.81197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.9937 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9937 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4276 GPIA, in 1970.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 112th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.4276 GPIA
1971 0.4299 GPIA +0.5%
1972 0.4483 GPIA +4.3%
1973 0.4544 GPIA +1.4%
1974 0.4551 GPIA +0.1%
1975 0.459 GPIA +0.8%
1976 0.4614 GPIA +0.5%
1977 0.4489 GPIA -2.7%
1978 0.4553 GPIA +1.4%
1979 0.4678 GPIA +2.7%
1980 0.4864 GPIA +4.0%
1981 0.4707 GPIA -3.2%
1982 0.498 GPIA +5.8%
1983 0.5098 GPIA +2.4%
1984 0.5325 GPIA +4.5%
1985 0.5309 GPIA -0.3%
1986 0.5643 GPIA +6.3%
1987 0.5725 GPIA +1.5%
1988 0.5814 GPIA +1.6%
1989 0.5922 GPIA +1.9%
1990 0.6005 GPIA +1.4%
1991 0.6315 GPIA +5.2%
1992 0.6494 GPIA +2.8%
1993 0.6751 GPIA +4.0%
1994 0.6987 GPIA +3.5%
1995 0.7327 GPIA +4.9%
1996 0.7633 GPIA +4.2%
1997 0.7968 GPIA +4.4%
1998 0.8264 GPIA +3.7%
1999 0.853 GPIA +3.2%
2000 0.8739 GPIA +2.5%
2001 0.8963 GPIA +2.6%
2002 0.9169 GPIA +2.3%
2003 0.9272 GPIA +1.1%
2004 0.9032 GPIA -2.6%
2005 0.9262 GPIA +2.5%
2006 0.9204 GPIA -0.6%
2007 0.9214 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9234 GPIA +0.2%
2009 0.9194 GPIA -0.4%
2010 0.9249 GPIA +0.6%
2011 0.93 GPIA +0.5%
2012 0.9219 GPIA -0.9%
2013 0.9054 GPIA -1.8%
2014 0.9312 GPIA +2.8%
2015 0.9373 GPIA +0.7%
2016 0.9414 GPIA +0.4%
2017 0.9611 GPIA +2.1%
2018 0.9646 GPIA +0.4%
2019 0.965 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.9745 GPIA +1.0%
2021 0.9731 GPIA -0.1%
2022 0.9749 GPIA +0.2%
2023 0.9839 GPIA +0.9%
2024 0.9937 GPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4508 GPIA 0.4276 GPIA 0.4678 GPIA 10
1980s 0.5339 GPIA 0.4707 GPIA 0.5922 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7227 GPIA 0.6005 GPIA 0.853 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9128 GPIA 0.8739 GPIA 0.9272 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9383 GPIA 0.9054 GPIA 0.965 GPIA 10
2020s 0.98 GPIA 0.9731 GPIA 0.9937 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

  1. 109 Nicaragua 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 110 Slovakia 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 111 Peru 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 112 Guyana 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 113 France 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 114 Portugal 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 115 Nepal 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9937 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9937 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4276 GPIA in 1970.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,760 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release