Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South 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
28th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.85 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia stood at 1.06 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.85 GPIA, in 1973.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 28th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8578 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8506 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8519 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.85 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8722 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8761 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8875 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8933 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9006 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9006 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9115 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9282 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9535 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9664 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9403 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9298 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9312 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9332 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9385 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9395 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9838 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 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 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9923 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.9006 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.9006 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.9332 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 28th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 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