School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9834 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.9834 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8345 GPIA, in 1999.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 123rd 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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8345 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8398 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8499 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8584 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9334 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9288 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9421 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9753 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.978 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9734 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8345 GPIA | 0.8345 GPIA | 0.8345 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9221 GPIA | 0.8398 GPIA | 0.9855 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9753 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 120 Lebanon 0.9933 GPIA compare
- 121 Ghana 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 0.9922 GPIA compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 0.9915 GPIA compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.9914 GPIA compare
- 125 Martinique 0.9911 GPIA
- 126 India 0.9908 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.9834 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8345 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release