Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia

South Asia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.7959 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.796 GPI2000: 0.802 GPI2001: 0.825 GPI2002: 0.862 GPI2003: 0.912 GPI2004: 0.925 GPI2005: 0.928 GPI2006: 0.939 GPI2007: 0.944 GPI2008: 0.968 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

South Asia recorded 1.03 GPI for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7959 GPI, in 1999.

South Asia ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in South Asia, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.7959 GPI
2000 0.8018 GPI +0.7%
2001 0.8246 GPI +2.8%
2002 0.8618 GPI +4.5%
2003 0.9117 GPI +5.8%
2004 0.9252 GPI +1.5%
2005 0.9279 GPI +0.3%
2006 0.9391 GPI +1.2%
2007 0.9444 GPI +0.6%
2008 0.9678 GPI +2.5%
2009 0.9832 GPI +1.6%
2010 1 GPI +2.0%
2011 1.02 GPI +1.7%
2012 1.03 GPI +1.3%
2013 1.06 GPI +2.3%
2014 1.06 GPI +0.2%
2015 1.05 GPI -1.1%
2016 1.05 GPI -0.1%
2017 1.04 GPI -0.4%
2018 1.03 GPI -1.0%
2019 1.03 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7959 GPI 0.7959 GPI 0.7959 GPI 1
2000s 0.9088 GPI 0.8018 GPI 0.9832 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 10

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 1 Honduras 1.23 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bhutan 1.15 GPI compare
  3. 3 Lesotho 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 4 Puerto Rico 1.1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7959 GPI in 1999.
How does South Asia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
South Asia ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. 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.