School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6638 GPIA, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 142nd 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6638 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6721 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6985 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7093 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7072 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7049 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7409 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.756 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7447 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7511 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7466 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7649 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8004 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8681 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9023 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9352 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9271 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9513 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9678 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9943 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6638 GPIA | 0.6638 GPIA | 0.6638 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7231 GPIA | 0.6721 GPIA | 0.756 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9054 GPIA | 0.7649 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 139 Egypt 1.03 GPIA compare
- 140 Sao Tome and Principe 1.03 GPIA compare
- 141 Pakistan 1.03 GPIA compare
- 142 Ghana 1.02 GPIA compare
- 143 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 144 Madagascar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 145 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6638 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release