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

Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
23rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8085 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.808 GPIA2000: 0.812 GPIA2001: 0.821 GPIA2002: 0.841 GPIA2003: 0.913 GPIA2004: 0.912 GPIA2005: 0.921 GPIA2006: 0.928 GPIA2007: 0.939 GPIA2008: 0.962 GPIA2009: 0.981 GPIA2010: 0.983 GPIA2011: 0.984 GPIA2012: 0.988 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 0.994 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: South Asia, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.06 GPIA compare
  2. 21 Tonga 1.06 GPIA compare
  3. 22 Tunisia 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 23 Zambia 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 24 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
  6. 25 Naoero 1.05 GPIA compare
  7. 26 Libya 1.05 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 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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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