School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9986 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia is 0.9986 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5307 GPI, in 1970.
That places South Asia 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5307 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5307 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5389 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5476 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5473 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5541 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5584 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5652 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5638 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5718 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5761 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5862 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5925 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6053 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6014 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6125 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6295 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6357 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6535 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6538 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6653 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6834 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6946 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7151 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7293 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7352 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7461 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7603 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7733 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7861 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7942 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8063 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8213 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8853 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8789 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8964 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9029 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9108 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.946 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9478 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9585 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9708 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9934 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5508 GPI | 0.5307 GPI | 0.5718 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6146 GPI | 0.5761 GPI | 0.6538 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7289 GPI | 0.6653 GPI | 0.7861 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8771 GPI | 0.7942 GPI | 0.946 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9478 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in South Asia was 0.9986 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5307 GPI in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 to tertiary, 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.