School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9336 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9336 GPIA, in 1985.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9706 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.9706 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9336 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.956 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9691 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9496 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.942 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9847 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9706 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9806 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9905 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9655 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9656 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9646 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9567 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9552 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9601 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9814 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9566 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 0.9706 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9686 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 48 Mali 1.04 GPIA compare
- 49 Honduras 1.04 GPIA compare
- 50 Iran 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 Comoros 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Macau (China) 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Timor-Leste 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Eastern Asia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9336 GPIA in 1985.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release