Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7973 GPIA, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 25th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7973 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8296 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8992 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9118 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9254 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9422 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9597 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9728 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.976 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9733 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9938 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9997 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7973 GPIA | 0.7973 GPIA | 0.7973 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9043 GPIA | 0.7989 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.09 GPIA compare
- 23 Barbados 1.08 GPIA compare
- 24 Maldives 1.08 GPIA compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 1.08 GPIA compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 27 New Caledonia 1.07 GPIA
- 28 Bermuda 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7973 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 25th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release