Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia
South Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 1.03 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8515 GPI, in 1973.
That places South Asia 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8592 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8524 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8533 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8515 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8612 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8735 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8772 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8886 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8942 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9014 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9012 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9121 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9287 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9349 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9436 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9537 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9664 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9402 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9382 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9379 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9385 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9382 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9389 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.94 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9422 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9667 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9751 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9847 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9922 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8712 GPI | 0.8515 GPI | 0.9014 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9357 GPI | 0.9012 GPI | 0.9664 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9534 GPI | 0.9382 GPI | 0.9847 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9922 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in South Asia was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8515 GPI in 1973.
- How does South Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- South Asia ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.