School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9928 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia stood at 0.9928 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5425 GPI, in 1970.
South Asia ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5425 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.543 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5509 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5599 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5591 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5652 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5693 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5748 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5734 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5811 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5856 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.596 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6004 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.615 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6114 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6213 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.639 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.646 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.662 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6621 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6734 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6918 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7028 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7235 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7376 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7432 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7535 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7681 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7816 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.795 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8047 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8159 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8315 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9004 GPI | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8936 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9092 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.928 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.948 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9669 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9679 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9778 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.981 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.991 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5619 GPI | 0.5425 GPI | 0.5811 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6239 GPI | 0.5856 GPI | 0.6621 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7371 GPI | 0.6734 GPI | 0.795 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8915 GPI | 0.8047 GPI | 0.9669 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9679 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Asia was 0.9928 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5425 GPI in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.