School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9993 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9993 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.7799 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1973–2024

00.250.50.751197319982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 0.9993 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7799 GPIA, in 1974.

That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1973 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1973 0.7866 GPIA
1974 0.7799 GPIA -0.9%
1975 0.8538 GPIA +9.5%
1976 0.893 GPIA +4.6%
1977 0.9016 GPIA +1.0%
1978 0.896 GPIA -0.6%
1979 0.8876 GPIA -0.9%
1980 0.8872 GPIA -0.0%
1981 0.8817 GPIA -0.6%
1982 0.8744 GPIA -0.8%
1983 0.8771 GPIA +0.3%
1984 0.8796 GPIA +0.3%
1985 0.8793 GPIA -0.0%
1986 0.898 GPIA +2.1%
1987 0.9115 GPIA +1.5%
1988 0.9127 GPIA +0.1%
1989 0.9252 GPIA +1.4%
1990 0.929 GPIA +0.4%
1991 0.941 GPIA +1.3%
1992 0.9502 GPIA +1.0%
1993 0.9526 GPIA +0.3%
1994 0.9624 GPIA +1.0%
1995 0.9691 GPIA +0.7%
1996 0.977 GPIA +0.8%
1997 0.9863 GPIA +1.0%
1998 0.9911 GPIA +0.5%
1999 0.9961 GPIA +0.5%
2000 1 GPIA +0.5%
2001 1.01 GPIA +0.4%
2002 1 GPIA -0.1%
2003 1 GPIA +0.0%
2004 1 GPIA -0.0%
2005 1 GPIA -0.3%
2006 1 GPIA +0.0%
2007 1 GPIA +0.1%
2008 1 GPIA -0.3%
2009 0.9972 GPIA -0.3%
2010 1 GPIA +0.7%
2011 1 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1 GPIA -0.4%
2013 1 GPIA +0.2%
2014 1 GPIA -0.1%
2015 0.9984 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9996 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9987 GPIA -0.1%
2018 0.9987 GPIA -0.0%
2019 0.9981 GPIA -0.1%
2020 0.9985 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.998 GPIA -0.0%
2022 0.9977 GPIA -0.0%
2023 0.9996 GPIA +0.2%
2024 0.9993 GPIA -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8569 GPIA 0.7799 GPIA 0.9016 GPIA 7
1980s 0.8927 GPIA 0.8744 GPIA 0.9252 GPIA 10
1990s 0.9655 GPIA 0.929 GPIA 0.9961 GPIA 10
2000s 1 GPIA 0.9972 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2010s 1 GPIA 0.9981 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9986 GPIA 0.9977 GPIA 0.9996 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

  1. 32 Marshall Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
  2. 33 China 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 35 Ukraine 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 36 Burundi 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 37 Oman 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 38 Sri Lanka 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 436 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 0.9993 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7799 GPIA in 1974.
How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release