School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8256 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8256 GPIA, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8256 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8495 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8559 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8592 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8551 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.855 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8485 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.846 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8544 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8579 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8586 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8683 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8791 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8796 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8908 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8923 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9006 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9264 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9423 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9515 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9611 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9716 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8491 GPIA | 0.8256 GPIA | 0.8592 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8638 GPIA | 0.846 GPIA | 0.8908 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9777 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8256 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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