School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7845 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7845 GPIA, in 1975.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 50th 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7845 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8157 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8238 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8305 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8202 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8153 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8011 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7899 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7894 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7943 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7992 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8196 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8372 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8388 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8465 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8484 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8586 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8709 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8777 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8958 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9104 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9245 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9332 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9473 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9574 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9705 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9712 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9839 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9952 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8149 GPIA | 0.7845 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.7894 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.8484 GPIA | 0.9574 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9899 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7845 GPIA in 1975.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release