School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7617 GPIA, in 1999.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 90th 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7617 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7682 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7761 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7972 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.839 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8321 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.848 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8565 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8741 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8921 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9183 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9238 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9317 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.966 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9753 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9683 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9526 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9749 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9877 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.7617 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8402 GPIA | 0.7682 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9613 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 87 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
- 88 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 89 Malawi 1.03 GPIA compare
- 90 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 91 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 92 United States of America 1.02 GPIA compare
- 93 Jamaica 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7617 GPIA in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release