School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9914 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9914 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8006 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 0.9914 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8006 GPIA, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 92nd 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8006 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8061 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8147 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8285 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8916 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8854 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9001 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.908 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9197 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9379 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9547 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9597 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9739 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9641 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9914 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8006 GPIA | 0.8006 GPIA | 0.8006 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8847 GPIA | 0.8061 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.9558 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 89 Slovakia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 90 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare
- 91 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 92 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
- 93 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPIA compare
- 95 Côte d'Ivoire 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 0.9914 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8006 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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