Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.01 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8876 GPI, in 1995.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8881 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8876 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9018 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9155 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9248 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9326 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9445 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9519 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9675 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9749 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.981 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9866 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9084 GPI | 0.8876 GPI | 0.9326 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.981 GPI | 0.9445 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 9 Bhutan 1.13 GPI compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.12 GPI compare
- 11 Cambodia 1.12 GPI compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 1.11 GPI compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 1.11 GPI compare
- 14 Tuvalu 1.11 GPI compare
- 15 Mexico 1.11 GPI compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8876 GPI in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.