School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7431 GPIA, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7431 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7484 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7577 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7827 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8345 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8282 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8452 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8556 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.878 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9035 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9334 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9933 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9742 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7431 GPIA | 0.7431 GPIA | 0.7431 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8367 GPIA | 0.7484 GPIA | 0.9334 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 24 Belgium 1.11 GPIA compare
- 25 Lebanon 1.11 GPIA compare
- 26 Tunisia 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Finland 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Montserrat 1.1 GPIA compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1 GPIA compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 1.1 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7431 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: South Asia ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release