School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: 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
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7977 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7977 GPIA, in 1975.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 51st 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7977 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8265 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8343 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8317 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8286 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8167 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8073 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.808 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8124 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8154 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8333 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8492 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8497 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8582 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8597 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8798 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8858 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9032 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9167 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9297 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9389 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9523 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9616 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9679 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9859 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9962 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 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 | +0.5% |
| 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 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 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 | 0.8262 GPIA | 0.7977 GPIA | 0.8407 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8279 GPIA | 0.8073 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9097 GPIA | 0.8597 GPIA | 0.9616 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9679 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 1.08 GPIA compare
- 49 Montenegro 1.08 GPIA compare
- 50 Mauritius 1.08 GPIA compare
- 51 Aruba 1.08 GPIA compare
- 52 Algeria 1.08 GPIA compare
- 53 Mexico 1.08 GPIA compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 1.08 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7977 GPIA in 1975.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release