Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.9907 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
50
1974–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 1.09 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9907 GPIA, in 2017.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 4th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.996 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9925 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9907 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 1 Burkina Faso 1.26 GPIA compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1.25 GPIA compare
- 3 Lesotho 1.22 GPIA compare
- 4 Rwanda 1.18 GPIA compare
- 5 Sudan 1.18 GPIA compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 1.17 GPIA compare
- 7 Burundi 1.15 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.09 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9907 GPIA in 2017.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 4th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release