School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.991 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia stood at 0.991 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6079 GPI, in 1970.
That places South Asia 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6079 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6092 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6159 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6226 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6175 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6207 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6263 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6343 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6325 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6426 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.647 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6601 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6674 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6633 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6751 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6879 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7067 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7157 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7327 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7225 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.737 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7593 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7705 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7965 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8069 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8106 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8195 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8274 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8333 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.838 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8444 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8533 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8666 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9472 GPI | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9428 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9555 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9632 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9698 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9904 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9871 GPI | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9911 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.991 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.623 GPI | 0.6079 GPI | 0.6426 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6878 GPI | 0.647 GPI | 0.7327 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7999 GPI | 0.737 GPI | 0.838 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9335 GPI | 0.8444 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.991 GPI | 0.991 GPI | 0.991 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in South Asia was 0.991 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6079 GPI in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.