School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.13 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.13 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5509 GPI, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5509 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.5632 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5799 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5858 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6015 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5856 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5833 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5754 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5601 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5799 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5918 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6046 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6093 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5965 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6283 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6212 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6677 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6588 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7084 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7363 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7481 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.766 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7525 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7582 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7851 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8083 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8379 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8512 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8427 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8745 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8842 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9103 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.921 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9576 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9963 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5786 GPI | 0.5509 GPI | 0.6015 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6035 GPI | 0.5601 GPI | 0.6677 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.756 GPI | 0.6588 GPI | 0.8379 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9287 GPI | 0.8427 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific was 1.13 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5509 GPI in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.