School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: 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 0.0%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.799 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.799 GPIA, in 1975.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.799 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8304 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8384 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8458 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8383 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8365 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8254 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8151 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8155 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8196 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.823 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8431 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8604 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8601 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8691 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8702 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8791 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8899 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.896 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9172 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9316 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9452 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9554 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9696 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9907 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8304 GPIA | 0.799 GPIA | 0.8458 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8368 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 0.8691 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.8702 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9845 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 SDG: Eastern Asia
- 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
- 23 Zambia 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 GPIA in 1975.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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