School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8233 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8233 GPIA, in 1975.
WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8233 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8498 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8563 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8602 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8569 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8578 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8516 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8482 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8566 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8601 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8614 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8727 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8848 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8846 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8956 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.897 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9046 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9128 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9151 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9333 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9425 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9516 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9608 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9788 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9847 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 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 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8493 GPIA | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.8602 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.8482 GPIA | 0.8956 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9366 GPIA | 0.897 GPIA | 0.9788 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9847 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 49 Samoa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 New Caledonia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Cambodia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 55 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8233 GPIA in 1975.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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