School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8325 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8325 GPIA, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8325 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.835 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8481 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8673 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9459 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9469 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.969 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9932 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8325 GPIA | 0.8325 GPIA | 0.8325 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 4 Bangladesh 1.16 GPIA compare
- 5 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 6 Maldives 1.09 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.09 GPIA compare
- 8 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Naoero 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: South Asia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8325 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: South Asia ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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February 2026 Data Release