Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7461 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7461 GPIA, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 68th 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7461 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7557 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7654 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7888 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8346 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8288 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.845 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8533 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8722 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8901 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9164 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9227 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9688 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9774 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9797 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9704 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9526 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9912 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7461 GPIA | 0.7461 GPIA | 0.7461 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.7557 GPIA | 0.9164 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 0.9836 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9798 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 65 Sri Lanka 1.05 GPIA compare
- 66 Estonia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 67 Mongolia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 68 Gabon 1.05 GPIA compare
- 69 French Guiana 1.05 GPIA
- 70 Netherlands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 71 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia was 1.01 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7461 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release