Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.12 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 1.12 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5483 GPIA, in 1981.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 83rd 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5493 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.5577 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.573 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5765 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5924 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5747 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5717 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5632 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5483 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5694 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5814 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.594 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5982 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.584 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6169 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6069 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6542 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6424 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6922 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7195 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7327 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7507 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7354 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7417 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.769 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7865 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8181 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8334 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8247 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8585 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8691 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8965 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9077 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9456 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9853 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5708 GPIA | 0.5493 GPIA | 0.5924 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5916 GPIA | 0.5483 GPIA | 0.6542 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7388 GPIA | 0.6424 GPIA | 0.8181 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.8247 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5483 GPIA in 1981.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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