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

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.97 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.97 GPI
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.97 GPI
in 2024
All-time low
0.4646 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024

00.20.40.60.811997201020241997: 0.465 GPI1998: 0.727 GPI1999: 0.764 GPI2000: 0.798 GPI2001: 0.819 GPI2002: 0.845 GPI2003: 0.936 GPI2004: 0.919 GPI2005: 0.945 GPI2006: 0.926 GPI2007: 0.94 GPI2008: 0.915 GPI2009: 0.901 GPI2010: 0.9 GPI2011: 0.884 GPI2012: 0.864 GPI2013: 0.853 GPI2014: 0.888 GPI2015: 0.885 GPI2016: 0.883 GPI2017: 0.919 GPI2018: 0.931 GPI2019: 0.935 GPI2020: 0.95 GPI2021: 0.947 GPI2022: 0.949 GPI2023: 0.959 GPI2024: 0.97 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 0.97 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.97 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4646 GPI, in 1997.

That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 135th 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 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997 to 2024.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.4646 GPI
1998 0.7273 GPI +56.6%
1999 0.7637 GPI +5.0%
2000 0.7984 GPI +4.6%
2001 0.8189 GPI +2.6%
2002 0.8454 GPI +3.2%
2003 0.9364 GPI +10.8%
2004 0.9194 GPI -1.8%
2005 0.9445 GPI +2.7%
2006 0.9258 GPI -2.0%
2007 0.9401 GPI +1.5%
2008 0.9153 GPI -2.6%
2009 0.9014 GPI -1.5%
2010 0.8998 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.8839 GPI -1.8%
2012 0.8639 GPI -2.3%
2013 0.853 GPI -1.3%
2014 0.8882 GPI +4.1%
2015 0.8849 GPI -0.4%
2016 0.8833 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9191 GPI +4.0%
2018 0.9308 GPI +1.3%
2019 0.9348 GPI +0.4%
2020 0.9502 GPI +1.7%
2021 0.9475 GPI -0.3%
2022 0.9489 GPI +0.2%
2023 0.9589 GPI +1.1%
2024 0.97 GPI +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6519 GPI 0.4646 GPI 0.7637 GPI 3
2000s 0.8946 GPI 0.7984 GPI 0.9445 GPI 10
2010s 0.8942 GPI 0.853 GPI 0.9348 GPI 10
2020s 0.9551 GPI 0.9475 GPI 0.97 GPI 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

  1. 132 Saudi Arabia 0.984 GPI compare
  2. 133 Hungary 0.9835 GPI compare
  3. 134 Eswatini 0.9834 GPI compare
  4. 135 Nigeria 0.9819 GPI compare
  5. 136 Ukraine 0.9812 GPI compare
  6. 137 Austria 0.9804 GPI compare
  7. 138 Greece 0.9793 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.97 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPI in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4646 GPI in 1997.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,051 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release