School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9969 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.9969 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.998 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7664 GPI, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.771 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.7664 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8415 GPI | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8806 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8862 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8795 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8703 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8703 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8653 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8578 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8591 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8639 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8672 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8891 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8986 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9061 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9151 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9217 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9338 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.943 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9436 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9505 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9546 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9602 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9688 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9746 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9793 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9847 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9856 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9875 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9908 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9874 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9854 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9825 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.984 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9829 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.994 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9912 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9942 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9943 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9967 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.998 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9969 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8422 GPI | 0.7664 GPI | 0.8862 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8793 GPI | 0.8578 GPI | 0.9151 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9518 GPI | 0.9217 GPI | 0.9746 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.985 GPI | 0.9793 GPI | 0.9908 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9946 GPI | 0.9912 GPI | 0.998 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9969 GPI | 0.9969 GPI | 0.9969 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 7 Kiribati 1.06 GPI compare
- 8 Sweden 1.05 GPI compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 1.04 GPI compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
- 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.9969 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.998 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7664 GPI in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.