Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7816 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7816 GPIA, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7835 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7816 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.835 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8591 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8629 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8647 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8588 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8569 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.847 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8417 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8464 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8502 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8546 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8672 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8791 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8932 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8989 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9085 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9196 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.923 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9385 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9467 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8351 GPIA | 0.7816 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8621 GPIA | 0.8417 GPIA | 0.8932 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.8989 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Mongolia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Madagascar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Gibraltar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA compare
- 46 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7816 GPIA in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release