School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7587 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7587 GPIA, in 1975.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7587 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.7591 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7728 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7999 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7949 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7888 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7683 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7687 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7846 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7909 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8029 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8047 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8221 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8266 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8328 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8302 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8331 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.845 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8486 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8841 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8979 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9103 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9158 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9315 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9475 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9552 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9652 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9672 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9853 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7771 GPIA | 0.7587 GPIA | 0.7999 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.799 GPIA | 0.7683 GPIA | 0.8328 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8844 GPIA | 0.8302 GPIA | 0.9475 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 50 Thailand 1.06 GPIA compare
- 51 Martinique 1.06 GPIA compare
- 52 Costa Rica 1.06 GPIA compare
- 53 Panama 1.06 GPIA compare
- 54 Tokelau 1.06 GPIA compare
- 55 New Zealand 1.06 GPIA compare
- 56 South Africa 1.06 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7587 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release