School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6355 GPIA, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 147th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6355 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6379 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6628 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6725 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6605 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6568 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6979 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.711 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6926 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7009 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7254 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7706 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8521 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.902 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9434 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9386 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9683 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.985 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9874 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6355 GPIA | 0.6355 GPIA | 0.6355 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6788 GPIA | 0.6379 GPIA | 0.711 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.905 GPIA | 0.7254 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6355 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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