School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8085 GPIA, in 1999.
That places WB: South Asia 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8085 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8116 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8211 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8409 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9132 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9122 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9206 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9393 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9619 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9806 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.994 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8085 GPIA | 0.8085 GPIA | 0.8085 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9029 GPIA | 0.8116 GPIA | 0.9806 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8085 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: South Asia ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release