Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 1.03 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. 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 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 GPI, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9437 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.9524 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9567 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9577 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9597 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.961 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9691 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9712 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9779 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9828 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9925 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9919 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9959 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9481 GPI | 0.9437 GPI | 0.9524 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9716 GPI | 0.9567 GPI | 0.9925 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9919 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific was 1.03 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 GPI in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.