School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7451 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7451 GPIA, in 1974.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7478 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7451 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8327 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8797 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8891 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8868 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8731 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8721 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.864 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8465 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8384 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8405 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8721 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8906 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.902 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9212 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9325 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9496 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.962 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9744 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9867 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9999 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8363 GPIA | 0.7451 GPIA | 0.8891 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8659 GPIA | 0.8384 GPIA | 0.902 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.909 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia was 1.02 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7451 GPIA in 1974.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release