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
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Asia, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 98.2% (2019)
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
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.