Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.31 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 1.31 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.9 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4686 GPIA, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 11th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4686 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | +150.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.73 GPIA | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 1.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.41 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 1.31 GPIA | -30.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +150.4% | 0.4686 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA |
| 2020 | +41.8% | 1.22 GPIA | 1.73 GPIA |
| 2023 | +34.6% | 1.41 GPIA | 1.9 GPIA |
| 2024 | -30.9% | 1.9 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.4686 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.63 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.9 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 1.24 GPIA compare
- 9 Congo 1.18 GPIA compare
- 10 Nepal 1.09 GPIA compare
- 11 Mali 1.06 GPIA compare
- 12 San Marino 1.05 GPIA compare
- 13 Egypt 1.02 GPIA compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia was 1.31 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4686 GPIA in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 11th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release