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

Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
35th
of 219 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8134 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.813 GPIA2000: 0.815 GPIA2001: 0.836 GPIA2002: 0.842 GPIA2003: 0.902 GPIA2004: 0.92 GPIA2005: 0.935 GPIA2006: 0.945 GPIA2007: 0.962 GPIA2008: 0.974 GPIA2009: 0.983 GPIA2010: 0.978 GPIA2011: 0.976 GPIA2012: 0.994 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.998 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 0.998 GPIA2022: 0.992 GPIA2023: 0.998 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

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

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 32 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
  2. 33 Honduras 1.05 GPIA compare
  3. 34 Sao Tome and Principe 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 35 Malaysia 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 36 Cambodia 1.05 GPIA compare
  6. 37 Zimbabwe 1.05 GPIA compare
  7. 38 Belize 1.04 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 413 places →

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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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Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary 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
413 places, 13,116 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release