School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.04 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8089 GPI, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8089 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.8321 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8358 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8387 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8324 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8307 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8222 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8208 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8299 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.837 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8423 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8542 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8678 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8705 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8806 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8833 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8917 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8999 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9002 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9123 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9186 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9254 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9326 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9422 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9531 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9602 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9641 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9666 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9671 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9774 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9817 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9878 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9923 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9995 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8296 GPI | 0.8089 GPI | 0.8387 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8456 GPI | 0.8208 GPI | 0.8806 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9159 GPI | 0.8833 GPI | 0.9531 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9794 GPI | 0.9602 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9995 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8089 GPI in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.