School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West Asia
UIS: South and West Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West Asia stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.747 GPIA, in 1999.
That places UIS: South and West Asia 79th 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 UIS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.747 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7536 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.763 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7852 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8297 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8231 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8402 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8487 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8681 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8872 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9147 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9207 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9261 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9651 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9749 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9752 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9673 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9509 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9748 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9881 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.747 GPIA | 0.747 GPIA | 0.747 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.7536 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9602 GPIA | 0.9207 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.977 GPIA | 0.9509 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: South and West Asia
- 76 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPIA compare
- 77 Colombia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 78 Barbados 1.04 GPIA compare
- 79 Netherlands 1.04 GPIA compare
- 80 Bahamas 1.03 GPIA compare
- 81 Malaysia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 82 Brunei Darussalam 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: South and West Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: South and West 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 UIS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.747 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UIS: South and West Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: South and West Asia ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: South and West 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