School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9904 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9904 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7865 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 0.9904 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7865 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 93rd 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7865 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7928 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8028 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8184 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8869 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8953 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9032 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9148 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9347 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9526 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9715 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9599 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9904 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7865 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8781 GPIA | 0.7928 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.9539 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9904 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 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
- 96 France 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: South Asia was 0.9904 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7865 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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