Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9975 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 0.9975 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 0.9975 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6599 GPI, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 106th 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6599 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.6804 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6792 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7056 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7704 GPI | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7615 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7768 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7876 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8048 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8278 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.852 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.881 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8722 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8723 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.911 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9347 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9314 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9358 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9355 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9419 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9244 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8937 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.942 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9682 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9975 GPI | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6599 GPI | 0.6599 GPI | 0.6599 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7646 GPI | 0.6792 GPI | 0.852 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9169 GPI | 0.8722 GPI | 0.9532 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9452 GPI | 0.8937 GPI | 0.9975 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.9975 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9975 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6599 GPI in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release