What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The highest recorded value was 0.9981 GPI in 2019.

What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7854 GPI in 1974.

How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.

Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?

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 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.

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific

Name: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific
Creator: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.997 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

0.997 GPI

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

8th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.9981 GPI

in 2019

All-time low

0.7854 GPI

in 1974

Years of data

1973–2020

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2020

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.997 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.

The figure 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 peaked at 0.9981 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7854 GPI, in 1974.

That places East Asia & Pacific 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific, 1973 to 2020.
Year	GPI	Change
1973	0.7909 GPI	—
1974	0.7854 GPI	-0.7%
1975	0.8542 GPI	+8.8%
1976	0.8901 GPI	+4.2%
1977	0.8953 GPI	+0.6%
1978	0.8892 GPI	-0.7%
1979	0.881 GPI	-0.9%
1980	0.8812 GPI	+0.0%
1981	0.8767 GPI	-0.5%
1982	0.8699 GPI	-0.8%
1983	0.8711 GPI	+0.1%
1984	0.8755 GPI	+0.5%
1985	0.8783 GPI	+0.3%
1986	0.8984 GPI	+2.3%
1987	0.9069 GPI	+0.9%
1988	0.9138 GPI	+0.8%
1989	0.9221 GPI	+0.9%
1990	0.9282 GPI	+0.7%
1991	0.9394 GPI	+1.2%
1992	0.9478 GPI	+0.9%
1993	0.9484 GPI	+0.1%
1994	0.9548 GPI	+0.7%
1995	0.9586 GPI	+0.4%
1996	0.9637 GPI	+0.5%
1997	0.9701 GPI	+0.7%
1998	0.9715 GPI	+0.1%
1999	0.9769 GPI	+0.6%
2000	0.9811 GPI	+0.4%
2001	0.9861 GPI	+0.5%
2002	0.9869 GPI	+0.1%
2003	0.9886 GPI	+0.2%
2004	0.9916 GPI	+0.3%
2005	0.9883 GPI	-0.3%
2006	0.9865 GPI	-0.2%
2007	0.9838 GPI	-0.3%
2008	0.9852 GPI	+0.2%
2009	0.9842 GPI	-0.1%
2010	0.9925 GPI	+0.8%
2011	0.9945 GPI	+0.2%
2012	0.9919 GPI	-0.3%
2013	0.9947 GPI	+0.3%
2014	0.9948 GPI	+0.0%
2015	0.9931 GPI	-0.2%
2016	0.9957 GPI	+0.3%
2017	0.997 GPI	+0.1%
2018	0.998 GPI	+0.1%
2019	0.9981 GPI	+0.0%
2020	0.997 GPI	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8552 GPI	0.7854 GPI	0.8953 GPI	7
1980s	0.8894 GPI	0.8699 GPI	0.9221 GPI	10
1990s	0.9559 GPI	0.9282 GPI	0.9769 GPI	10
2000s	0.9862 GPI	0.9811 GPI	0.9916 GPI	10
2010s	0.995 GPI	0.9919 GPI	0.9981 GPI	10
2020s	0.997 GPI	0.997 GPI	0.997 GPI	1

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

5 Gibraltar 1.07 GPI compare
6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
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

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific?: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific was 0.997 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?: The highest recorded value was 0.9981 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7854 GPI in 1974.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?: 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 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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Indicator: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.