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

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8216 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1975–2024

00.250.50.751197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8216 GPIA, in 1975.

That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1975 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.8216 GPIA
1976 0.8485 GPIA +3.3%
1977 0.8551 GPIA +0.8%
1978 0.859 GPIA +0.5%
1979 0.8557 GPIA -0.4%
1980 0.8564 GPIA +0.1%
1981 0.8499 GPIA -0.8%
1982 0.8464 GPIA -0.4%
1983 0.8548 GPIA +1.0%
1984 0.8584 GPIA +0.4%
1985 0.8598 GPIA +0.2%
1986 0.8713 GPIA +1.3%
1987 0.8837 GPIA +1.4%
1988 0.8835 GPIA -0.0%
1989 0.8947 GPIA +1.3%
1990 0.896 GPIA +0.1%
1991 0.9038 GPIA +0.9%
1992 0.9122 GPIA +0.9%
1993 0.9145 GPIA +0.2%
1994 0.933 GPIA +2.0%
1995 0.9423 GPIA +1.0%
1996 0.9516 GPIA +1.0%
1997 0.961 GPIA +1.0%
1998 0.9703 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.9794 GPIA +0.9%
2000 0.9854 GPIA +0.6%
2001 0.9906 GPIA +0.5%
2002 0.991 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.9921 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.9989 GPIA +0.7%
2005 1 GPIA +0.5%
2006 1.01 GPIA +0.3%
2007 1.01 GPIA +0.2%
2008 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2009 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2010 1.01 GPIA -0.3%
2011 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2012 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2013 1.01 GPIA -0.0%
2014 1.01 GPIA +0.3%
2015 1.01 GPIA -0.0%
2016 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2017 1.01 GPIA -0.1%
2018 1.01 GPIA -0.0%
2019 1.01 GPIA -0.1%
2020 1.01 GPIA -0.2%
2021 1.01 GPIA -0.2%
2022 1.01 GPIA +0.0%
2023 1.01 GPIA +0.1%
2024 1.01 GPIA -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.848 GPIA 0.8216 GPIA 0.859 GPIA 5
1980s 0.8659 GPIA 0.8464 GPIA 0.8947 GPIA 10
1990s 0.9364 GPIA 0.896 GPIA 0.9794 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9998 GPIA 0.9854 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2010s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

  1. 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
  2. 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPIA compare
  3. 43 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPIA compare
  4. 44 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 45 New Zealand 1.03 GPIA compare
  6. 46 Martinique 1.03 GPIA compare
  7. 47 Madagascar 1.03 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8216 GPIA in 1975.
How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,510 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release