Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9422 GPI, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9422 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9525 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9574 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9585 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9606 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9705 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9727 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9851 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9899 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.995 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9939 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.998 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 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 | 0.9474 GPI | 0.9422 GPI | 0.9525 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9731 GPI | 0.9574 GPI | 0.995 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 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 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9422 GPI in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.