Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.998 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 0.998 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 0.998 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6922 GPI, in 1999.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 101st 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6922 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.7126 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7119 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7354 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7911 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7841 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.798 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8075 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8285 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8417 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8618 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8874 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8778 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8769 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9138 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9358 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9322 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9371 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9371 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9435 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9547 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9268 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8969 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.944 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9695 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.998 GPI | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6922 GPI | 0.6922 GPI | 0.6922 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7872 GPI | 0.7119 GPI | 0.8618 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9196 GPI | 0.8769 GPI | 0.9547 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.947 GPI | 0.8969 GPI | 0.998 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia was 0.998 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.998 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6922 GPI in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release