Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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 1.03 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7999 GPI, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7999 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.8605 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8746 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8648 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9054 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9449 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9436 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9407 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9187 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9204 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9522 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9805 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9992 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9768 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9907 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9977 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.875 GPI | 0.7999 GPI | 0.9449 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9704 GPI | 0.9187 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9768 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 6 British Virgin Islands 1.3 GPI compare
- 7 Nicaragua 1.27 GPI compare
- 8 Cape Verde 1.27 GPI compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 1.26 GPI compare
- 10 Honduras 1.26 GPI compare
- 11 Maldives 1.26 GPI compare
- 12 Brazil 1.25 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, upper secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7999 GPI in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.