School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7748 GPI, in 1972.
South Asia ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8049 GPI | 0.7748 GPI | 0.8423 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8344 GPI | 0.8152 GPI | 0.8496 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8523 GPI | 0.8259 GPI | 0.8928 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 GPI | 0.8995 GPI | 0.992 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 8 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPI compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.1 GPI compare
- 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare
- 12 Gambia 1.08 GPI compare
- 13 Bahamas 1.08 GPI compare
- 14 Fiji 1.08 GPI compare
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Asia was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7748 GPI in 1972.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- South Asia ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.