Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific is 1.13 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.547 GPIA, in 1973.
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.547 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.5594 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5759 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5816 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5969 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5811 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5788 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.571 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5559 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.576 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.588 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6009 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6059 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5933 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6256 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6183 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6653 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6564 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7065 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7346 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7468 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7647 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.751 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7567 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7835 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8066 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8361 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8495 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8409 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8729 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8827 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9088 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9194 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9562 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.995 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5744 GPIA | 0.547 GPIA | 0.5969 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6 GPIA | 0.5559 GPIA | 0.6653 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7543 GPIA | 0.6564 GPIA | 0.8361 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9272 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 1.13 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.547 GPIA in 1973.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release