School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia

MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9919 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9919 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8168 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.817 GPIA2000: 0.822 GPIA2001: 0.834 GPIA2002: 0.847 GPIA2003: 0.913 GPIA2004: 0.908 GPIA2005: 0.923 GPIA2006: 0.931 GPIA2007: 0.941 GPIA2008: 0.962 GPIA2009: 0.979 GPIA2010: 0.974 GPIA2011: 0.98 GPIA2012: 0.984 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.985 GPIA2019: 0.988 GPIA2020: 0.99 GPIA2021: 0.987 GPIA2022: 0.983 GPIA2023: 0.985 GPIA2024: 0.992 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia is 0.9919 GPIA, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8168 GPIA, in 1999.

That places MDG: Southern Asia 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8168 GPIA
2000 0.8217 GPIA +0.6%
2001 0.8338 GPIA +1.5%
2002 0.8465 GPIA +1.5%
2003 0.9134 GPIA +7.9%
2004 0.9081 GPIA -0.6%
2005 0.9232 GPIA +1.7%
2006 0.9315 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.9411 GPIA +1.0%
2008 0.9624 GPIA +2.3%
2009 0.9786 GPIA +1.7%
2010 0.9738 GPIA -0.5%
2011 0.9795 GPIA +0.6%
2012 0.9838 GPIA +0.4%
2013 1.03 GPIA +4.7%
2014 1.03 GPIA -0.4%
2015 1.03 GPIA +0.2%
2016 1.05 GPIA +1.9%
2017 1.04 GPIA -0.5%
2018 0.9851 GPIA -5.6%
2019 0.9878 GPIA +0.3%
2020 0.9901 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9869 GPIA -0.3%
2022 0.9832 GPIA -0.4%
2023 0.9854 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9919 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8168 GPIA 0.8168 GPIA 0.8168 GPIA 1
2000s 0.906 GPIA 0.8217 GPIA 0.9786 GPIA 10
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.9738 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9875 GPIA 0.9832 GPIA 0.9919 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia

  1. 80 Oman 1 GPIA compare
  2. 81 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
  3. 82 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
  4. 83 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
  5. 84 Ghana 0.9998 GPIA compare
  6. 85 Belarus 0.9997 GPIA compare
  7. 86 Andorra 0.9995 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia was 0.9919 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8168 GPIA in 1999.
How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release