School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9327 GPIA, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9327 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9414 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9542 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9678 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9602 GPIA | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9854 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9932 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Eastern Asia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9327 GPIA in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release