School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9377 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9377 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9377 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2449 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 0.9377 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9377 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2449 GPIA, in 1971.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2461 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2449 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2691 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2747 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2607 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2757 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2853 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3062 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3284 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3199 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3319 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3426 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3857 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3617 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3585 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3698 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3754 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3835 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3865 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3931 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3927 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3949 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4028 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4238 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4452 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4729 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5028 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5507 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6025 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6555 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6953 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7387 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7487 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7927 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8216 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8485 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8601 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8785 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9003 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.86 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8611 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8822 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8976 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8754 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8741 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8183 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8065 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8076 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7987 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.832 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.855 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8667 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8727 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8928 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9377 GPIA | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2811 GPIA | 0.2449 GPIA | 0.3284 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3689 GPIA | 0.3319 GPIA | 0.3931 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4844 GPIA | 0.3927 GPIA | 0.6555 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8144 GPIA | 0.6953 GPIA | 0.9003 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 0.8976 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.885 GPIA | 0.855 GPIA | 0.9377 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 158 Bangladesh 0.8131 GPIA compare
- 159 Mozambique 0.8098 GPIA compare
- 160 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7938 GPIA compare
- 161 Kenya 0.7696 GPIA compare
- 162 Uganda 0.7671 GPIA compare
- 163 Rwanda 0.7646 GPIA compare
- 164 Zambia 0.7533 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9377 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9377 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2449 GPIA in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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