Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8134 GPIA, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 35th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8134 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8356 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8416 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.902 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9348 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.945 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9616 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9744 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9826 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9779 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9942 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8134 GPIA | 0.8134 GPIA | 0.8134 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9112 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.9826 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8134 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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