School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9781 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9781 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4675 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 0.9781 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9781 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4675 GPIA, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 143rd 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4675 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4696 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4887 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4979 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4853 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4976 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5061 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5144 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5329 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5353 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5464 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5607 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5929 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5768 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6142 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6378 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6354 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6658 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6724 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6859 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7028 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7125 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7242 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7386 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7568 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7712 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.786 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8007 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8186 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8401 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8587 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8558 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8743 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8481 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8836 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8941 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9093 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9172 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9255 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9213 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.913 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.919 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9196 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9192 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9239 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9363 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9421 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9597 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9781 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4995 GPIA | 0.4675 GPIA | 0.5353 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.5464 GPIA | 0.6724 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7497 GPIA | 0.6859 GPIA | 0.8186 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8781 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.9114 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.922 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9363 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.953 GPIA | 0.9421 GPIA | 0.9781 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 140 Egypt 0.9891 GPIA compare
- 141 Poland 0.9883 GPIA compare
- 142 Nigeria 0.988 GPIA compare
- 143 Switzerland 0.9879 GPIA compare
- 144 Greece 0.9878 GPIA compare
- 145 San Marino 0.9878 GPIA compare
- 146 Russian Federation 0.9877 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9781 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4675 GPIA in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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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February 2026 Data Release