School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9798 GPIA in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9798 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8264 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.826 GPIA2000: 0.832 GPIA2001: 0.843 GPIA2002: 0.851 GPIA2003: 0.932 GPIA2004: 0.926 GPIA2005: 0.94 GPIA2006: 0.948 GPIA2007: 0.955 GPIA2008: 0.975 GPIA2009: 0.985 GPIA2010: 0.983 GPIA2011: 0.983 GPIA2012: 0.986 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 0.971 GPIA2019: 0.976 GPIA2020: 0.977 GPIA2021: 0.973 GPIA2022: 0.969 GPIA2023: 0.971 GPIA2024: 0.98 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 0.9798 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8264 GPIA, in 1999.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8264 GPIA 0.8264 GPIA 0.8264 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9187 GPIA 0.8324 GPIA 0.9847 GPIA 10
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.9711 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 10
2020s 0.974 GPIA 0.9685 GPIA 0.9798 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9886 GPIA compare
  2. 132 Comoros 0.987 GPIA compare
  3. 133 Thailand 0.9854 GPIA compare
  4. 134 Cape Verde 0.9822 GPIA compare
  5. 135 Armenia 0.9821 GPIA compare
  6. 136 Morocco 0.9821 GPIA compare
  7. 137 Guatemala 0.9812 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 436 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 0.9798 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8264 GPIA in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release