School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9916 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9916 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7954 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.795 GPIA2000: 0.801 GPIA2001: 0.81 GPIA2002: 0.824 GPIA2003: 0.887 GPIA2004: 0.883 GPIA2005: 0.899 GPIA2006: 0.907 GPIA2007: 0.919 GPIA2008: 0.937 GPIA2009: 0.954 GPIA2010: 0.956 GPIA2011: 0.957 GPIA2012: 0.96 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.974 GPIA2019: 0.979 GPIA2020: 0.974 GPIA2021: 0.964 GPIA2022: 0.973 GPIA2023: 0.981 GPIA2024: 0.992 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.9916 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7954 GPIA, in 1999.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 91st 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.7954 GPIA
2000 0.8008 GPIA +0.7%
2001 0.81 GPIA +1.2%
2002 0.8242 GPIA +1.8%
2003 0.887 GPIA +7.6%
2004 0.8828 GPIA -0.5%
2005 0.8988 GPIA +1.8%
2006 0.9069 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.9187 GPIA +1.3%
2008 0.9373 GPIA +2.0%
2009 0.9544 GPIA +1.8%
2010 0.9556 GPIA +0.1%
2011 0.9575 GPIA +0.2%
2012 0.96 GPIA +0.3%
2013 1 GPIA +4.5%
2014 1 GPIA +0.1%
2015 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2016 1.02 GPIA +1.6%
2017 1.02 GPIA -0.5%
2018 0.9745 GPIA -4.2%
2019 0.9785 GPIA +0.4%
2020 0.9736 GPIA -0.5%
2021 0.9644 GPIA -0.9%
2022 0.9732 GPIA +0.9%
2023 0.9806 GPIA +0.8%
2024 0.9916 GPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7954 GPIA 0.7954 GPIA 0.7954 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8821 GPIA 0.8008 GPIA 0.9544 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9878 GPIA 0.9556 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9767 GPIA 0.9644 GPIA 0.9916 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 88 Ukraine 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 89 Slovakia 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 90 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 91 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 92 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 93 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.9916 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7954 GPIA in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and 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
429 places, 15,510 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release