Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
36th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.8529 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 1.06 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8529 GPIA, in 1973.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 36th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8613 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8546 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8558 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8529 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8683 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.882 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8948 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9053 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9052 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.914 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9316 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9382 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9388 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9555 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9667 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9455 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9364 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9392 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9423 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9461 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9928 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8758 GPIA | 0.8529 GPIA | 0.9053 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9371 GPIA | 0.9052 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Southern Asia was 1.06 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8529 GPIA in 1973.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 36th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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