Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.16 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4389 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4389 GPIA, in 1981.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4419 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.458 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4866 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4931 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5061 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4787 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4577 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4468 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4389 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4425 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4482 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4606 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4757 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4721 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4827 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4978 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5117 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5273 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5394 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5682 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6309 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6268 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6407 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6705 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6953 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6861 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7018 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7305 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7495 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7739 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8028 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8482 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8685 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9067 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9397 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9759 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4746 GPIA | 0.4419 GPIA | 0.5061 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4677 GPIA | 0.4389 GPIA | 0.5117 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6287 GPIA | 0.5273 GPIA | 0.7018 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8596 GPIA | 0.7305 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia was 1.11 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 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 Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4389 GPIA in 1981.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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