Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6075 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 1.14 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6075 GPIA, in 1981.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 74th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7405 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7186 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7097 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7002 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7106 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6912 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6599 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6448 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6075 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6342 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6498 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6578 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6429 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6201 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6567 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6372 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6962 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.674 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7421 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7633 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7533 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.767 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7392 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7398 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.773 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8155 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8619 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8779 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8574 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8985 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9053 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9346 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9849 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7044 GPIA | 0.6599 GPIA | 0.7405 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6447 GPIA | 0.6075 GPIA | 0.6962 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7629 GPIA | 0.674 GPIA | 0.8619 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.8574 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6075 GPIA in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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