School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.732 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.732 GPIA, in 1976.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 38th 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7325 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7535 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7858 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.778 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7657 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.737 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7343 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7468 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7541 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7678 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7677 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7898 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7942 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7998 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7916 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7995 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8155 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8243 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8648 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8827 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8999 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9041 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9205 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9386 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9468 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9559 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7564 GPIA | 0.732 GPIA | 0.7858 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7657 GPIA | 0.7343 GPIA | 0.7998 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8641 GPIA | 0.7916 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9468 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 35 Namibia 1.09 GPIA compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 1.09 GPIA compare
- 37 Botswana 1.09 GPIA compare
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.09 GPIA compare
- 39 Kuwait 1.08 GPIA compare
- 40 Guadeloupe 1.08 GPIA compare
- 41 El Salvador 1.08 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Eastern Asia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.732 GPIA in 1976.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release