School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9935 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9935 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7823 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 0.9935 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7823 GPIA, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 131st 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7823 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7881 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7981 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8125 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8734 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8695 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8864 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8934 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9195 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9343 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9358 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9503 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9938 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9748 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9716 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7823 GPIA | 0.7823 GPIA | 0.7823 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8678 GPIA | 0.7881 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 128 Germany 1.02 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1.01 GPIA compare
- 130 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 1.01 GPIA compare
- 132 Ghana 1.01 GPIA compare
- 133 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 134 Hong Kong, China 1 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Southern Asia was 0.9935 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7823 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release