School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9832 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9832 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8305 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 0.9832 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8305 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8305 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8459 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8546 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9325 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9276 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9412 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.976 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9838 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9748 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.973 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8305 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.836 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 127 Belize 0.9905 GPIA compare
- 128 Italy 0.9899 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Southern Asia was 0.9832 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8305 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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