Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9421 GPI, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9421 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9522 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9571 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9582 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9602 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9613 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9699 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9721 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9792 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9942 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9931 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9972 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9472 GPI | 0.9421 GPI | 0.9522 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9726 GPI | 0.9571 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9931 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9421 GPI in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, primary to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.