School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia

WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6404 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.64 GPIA2000: 0.641 GPIA2001: 0.665 GPIA2002: 0.673 GPIA2003: 0.659 GPIA2004: 0.654 GPIA2005: 0.692 GPIA2006: 0.707 GPIA2007: 0.688 GPIA2008: 0.692 GPIA2009: 0.697 GPIA2010: 0.721 GPIA2011: 0.766 GPIA2012: 0.851 GPIA2013: 0.905 GPIA2014: 0.947 GPIA2015: 0.953 GPIA2016: 0.96 GPIA2017: 0.986 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 0.999 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia stood at 1.04 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6404 GPIA, in 1999.

WB: South Asia ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: South Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: South Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.6404 GPIA
2000 0.6411 GPIA +0.1%
2001 0.6649 GPIA +3.7%
2002 0.673 GPIA +1.2%
2003 0.659 GPIA -2.1%
2004 0.6545 GPIA -0.7%
2005 0.6916 GPIA +5.7%
2006 0.707 GPIA +2.2%
2007 0.6876 GPIA -2.7%
2008 0.6916 GPIA +0.6%
2009 0.6973 GPIA +0.8%
2010 0.7208 GPIA +3.4%
2011 0.7659 GPIA +6.3%
2012 0.8514 GPIA +11.2%
2013 0.9054 GPIA +6.3%
2014 0.9474 GPIA +4.6%
2015 0.9529 GPIA +0.6%
2016 0.9598 GPIA +0.7%
2017 0.9855 GPIA +2.7%
2018 1 GPIA +1.7%
2019 1.03 GPIA +3.1%
2020 1.05 GPIA +1.2%
2021 1.03 GPIA -1.6%
2022 0.9993 GPIA -2.8%
2023 1.03 GPIA +2.6%
2024 1.04 GPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6404 GPIA 0.6404 GPIA 0.6404 GPIA 1
2000s 0.6768 GPIA 0.6411 GPIA 0.707 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9125 GPIA 0.7208 GPIA 1.03 GPIA 10
2020s 1.03 GPIA 0.9993 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: South Asia

  1. 134 India 1.07 GPIA compare
  2. 135 Türkiye 1.07 GPIA compare
  3. 136 Senegal 1.06 GPIA compare
  4. 137 Greece 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
  6. 139 Egypt 1.03 GPIA compare
  7. 140 Sao Tome and Principe 1.03 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: South Asia was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6404 GPIA in 1999.
How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: South Asia ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release