Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: 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 MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia is 1.01 GPIA, measured 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 MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8069 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 27th 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8069 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8083 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8303 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8367 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9189 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9339 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9444 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9615 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9741 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9769 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9741 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9941 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8069 GPIA | 0.8069 GPIA | 0.8069 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.909 GPIA | 0.8083 GPIA | 0.982 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9741 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 30 Cyprus 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia 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 MDG: Southern Asia?
- 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 MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8069 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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