School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & 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
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8261 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 1.03 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8261 GPIA, in 1975.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 65th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8261 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8498 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8562 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8596 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8555 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8554 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.849 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8465 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8549 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8583 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.859 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8686 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8794 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8799 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.891 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8925 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9008 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9115 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9265 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9347 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9424 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9516 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9612 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9717 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 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 | 0.8494 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.8596 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.891 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9302 GPIA | 0.8925 GPIA | 0.9717 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8261 GPIA in 1975.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release