Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9828 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia is 0.9828 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 0.9828 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3818 GPI, in 1993.
South Asia ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3818 GPI | — |
| 1994 | 0.4329 GPI | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4611 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3991 GPI | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.453 GPI | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6017 GPI | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6692 GPI | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6907 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6897 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7162 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7825 GPI | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7737 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7896 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8009 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8186 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8417 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8657 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8941 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8911 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8906 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9299 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9546 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9517 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9574 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9583 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9686 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9828 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4855 GPI | 0.3818 GPI | 0.6692 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7769 GPI | 0.6897 GPI | 0.8657 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9379 GPI | 0.8906 GPI | 0.9828 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in South Asia was 0.9828 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9828 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3818 GPI in 1993.
- How does South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.