Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8543 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8543 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8543 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4652 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
36
1984–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 0.8543 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 0.8543 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4652 GPIA, in 1984.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.4652 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.5043 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4857 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4843 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4846 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4901 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4999 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5111 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5247 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5686 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5835 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5941 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6057 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6167 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.625 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6363 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6449 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6573 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6739 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6945 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7051 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.723 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7362 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7459 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7594 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7686 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.778 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.782 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7861 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7948 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8084 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8178 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8273 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8357 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8497 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8543 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4857 GPIA | 0.4652 GPIA | 0.5043 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.5376 GPIA | 0.4999 GPIA | 0.5835 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6454 GPIA | 0.5941 GPIA | 0.7051 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7683 GPIA | 0.723 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.837 GPIA | 0.8178 GPIA | 0.8543 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5923 GPIA compare
- 176 Iraq 0.5838 GPIA compare
- 177 Gabon 0.5778 GPIA compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 179 Togo 0.5698 GPIA compare
- 180 Mauritania 0.566 GPIA compare
- 181 Yemen 0.4451 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0845 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 0.8543 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8543 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4652 GPIA in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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