School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
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 is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6562 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 143rd 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 (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6562 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6656 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6955 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7064 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7007 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7021 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7402 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7549 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7413 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7473 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7401 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7565 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7934 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8673 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9068 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9419 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9337 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9405 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9621 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9794 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9898 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6562 GPIA | 0.6562 GPIA | 0.6562 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7194 GPIA | 0.6656 GPIA | 0.7549 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 GPIA | 0.7565 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 203.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Southern Asia 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 MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6562 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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