School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7874 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7874 GPIA, in 1975.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7874 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.821 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8294 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8369 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8284 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8251 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8119 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.804 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8091 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8313 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8502 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8509 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8591 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8606 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8704 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8824 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8891 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9111 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9265 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9411 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.951 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9658 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9752 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9879 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8206 GPIA | 0.7874 GPIA | 0.8369 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8241 GPIA | 0.7994 GPIA | 0.8591 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9173 GPIA | 0.8606 GPIA | 0.9752 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9819 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 16 Mexico 1.06 GPIA compare
- 17 Cape Verde 1.06 GPIA compare
- 18 Marshall Islands 1.06 GPIA compare
- 19 Finland 1.06 GPIA compare
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.06 GPIA compare
- 21 Tonga 1.06 GPIA compare
- 22 Tunisia 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7874 GPIA in 1975.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release