Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
113th
of 219 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8847 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024

00.250.50.7511997201020241997: 0.885 GPIA1998: 0.892 GPIA1999: 0.918 GPIA2000: 0.934 GPIA2001: 0.973 GPIA2002: 0.987 GPIA2003: 0.974 GPIA2004: 0.927 GPIA2005: 0.936 GPIA2006: 0.941 GPIA2007: 0.941 GPIA2008: 0.96 GPIA2009: 0.965 GPIA2010: 0.949 GPIA2011: 0.97 GPIA2012: 0.97 GPIA2013: 0.964 GPIA2014: 0.976 GPIA2015: 0.979 GPIA2016: 0.982 GPIA2017: 0.985 GPIA2018: 0.993 GPIA2019: 0.995 GPIA2020: 0.993 GPIA2021: 0.989 GPIA2022: 0.987 GPIA2023: 0.993 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 1 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8847 GPIA, in 1997.

That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 113th out of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1997 0.8847 GPIA
1998 0.8919 GPIA +0.8%
1999 0.9179 GPIA +2.9%
2000 0.9336 GPIA +1.7%
2001 0.9733 GPIA +4.2%
2002 0.9871 GPIA +1.4%
2003 0.9741 GPIA -1.3%
2004 0.9265 GPIA -4.9%
2005 0.9359 GPIA +1.0%
2006 0.9412 GPIA +0.6%
2007 0.9409 GPIA -0.0%
2008 0.9596 GPIA +2.0%
2009 0.9653 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.9489 GPIA -1.7%
2011 0.97 GPIA +2.2%
2012 0.9703 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.9642 GPIA -0.6%
2014 0.9755 GPIA +1.2%
2015 0.979 GPIA +0.4%
2016 0.9821 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.9846 GPIA +0.3%
2018 0.9927 GPIA +0.8%
2019 0.9952 GPIA +0.2%
2020 0.9925 GPIA -0.3%
2021 0.9894 GPIA -0.3%
2022 0.9866 GPIA -0.3%
2023 0.993 GPIA +0.6%
2024 1 GPIA +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8982 GPIA 0.8847 GPIA 0.9179 GPIA 3
2000s 0.9537 GPIA 0.9265 GPIA 0.9871 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9763 GPIA 0.9489 GPIA 0.9952 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9927 GPIA 0.9866 GPIA 1 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

  1. 110 Ireland 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 111 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 113 Finland 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 113 Croatia 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 115 Peru 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 116 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

All data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8847 GPIA in 1997.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 113th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-intake-ratio-to-the-last-grade-of-lower-secondary-general-education-adjusted-gender-2/mdg-southern-asia-excluding-india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-intake-ratio-to-the-last-grade-of-lower-secondary-general-education-adjusted-gender-2/mdg-southern-asia-excluding-india/">Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 11,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release