Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia

UNICEF: South 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 1.7%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7289 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.729 GPIA2000: 0.739 GPIA2001: 0.75 GPIA2002: 0.775 GPIA2003: 0.826 GPIA2004: 0.818 GPIA2005: 0.835 GPIA2006: 0.844 GPIA2007: 0.862 GPIA2008: 0.884 GPIA2009: 0.912 GPIA2010: 0.92 GPIA2011: 0.926 GPIA2012: 0.93 GPIA2013: 0.969 GPIA2014: 0.978 GPIA2015: 0.978 GPIA2016: 0.981 GPIA2017: 0.979 GPIA2018: 0.98 GPIA2019: 0.983 GPIA2020: 0.969 GPIA2021: 0.951 GPIA2022: 0.977 GPIA2023: 0.991 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: South 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.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7289 GPIA, in 1999.

That places UNICEF: South Asia 65th 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.7289 GPIA
2000 0.739 GPIA +1.4%
2001 0.7496 GPIA +1.4%
2002 0.775 GPIA +3.4%
2003 0.8257 GPIA +6.5%
2004 0.8177 GPIA -1.0%
2005 0.8352 GPIA +2.1%
2006 0.8435 GPIA +1.0%
2007 0.8618 GPIA +2.2%
2008 0.8836 GPIA +2.5%
2009 0.9125 GPIA +3.3%
2010 0.92 GPIA +0.8%
2011 0.926 GPIA +0.7%
2012 0.9301 GPIA +0.4%
2013 0.9691 GPIA +4.2%
2014 0.9783 GPIA +1.0%
2015 0.978 GPIA -0.0%
2016 0.9806 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.979 GPIA -0.2%
2018 0.9796 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9833 GPIA +0.4%
2020 0.9694 GPIA -1.4%
2021 0.951 GPIA -1.9%
2022 0.977 GPIA +2.7%
2023 0.991 GPIA +1.4%
2024 1.01 GPIA +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7289 GPIA 0.7289 GPIA 0.7289 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8244 GPIA 0.739 GPIA 0.9125 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9624 GPIA 0.92 GPIA 0.9833 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9792 GPIA 0.951 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia

  1. 62 Trinidad and Tobago 1.06 GPIA compare
  2. 63 Comoros 1.06 GPIA compare
  3. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 65 Sri Lanka 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 66 Estonia 1.05 GPIA compare
  6. 67 Mongolia 1.05 GPIA compare
  7. 68 Gabon 1.05 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7289 GPIA in 1999.
How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, 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