Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.12 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.12 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.3848 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 1.12 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% 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 MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3848 GPIA, in 1980.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 84th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4716 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.4745 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5012 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4818 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4852 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4438 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3947 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3848 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3869 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3951 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4039 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4215 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4429 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4392 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4462 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4549 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.466 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4789 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4927 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5077 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5352 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5393 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5626 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5842 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6232 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6256 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6483 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6765 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7099 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7466 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7854 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8413 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8649 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9085 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9451 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9852 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4647 GPIA | 0.3947 GPIA | 0.5012 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4241 GPIA | 0.3848 GPIA | 0.466 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5598 GPIA | 0.4789 GPIA | 0.6483 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.6765 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia was 1.12 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3848 GPIA in 1980.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 84th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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