School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7972 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7972 GPIA, in 1999.
That places WB: South Asia 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7972 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8003 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8105 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8292 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8955 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8943 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9052 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.911 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.939 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9555 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.974 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7972 GPIA | 0.7972 GPIA | 0.7972 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8859 GPIA | 0.8003 GPIA | 0.9555 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9586 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 88 Serbia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 89 Netherlands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 90 South Africa 1.05 GPIA compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 1.05 GPIA compare
- 92 Botswana 1.05 GPIA compare
- 93 New Zealand 1.05 GPIA compare
- 94 Armenia 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7972 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: South Asia ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release