School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7912 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 1.08 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7912 GPIA, in 1987.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8575 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8553 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8546 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8526 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8454 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8254 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8013 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8113 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8112 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8108 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8079 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7925 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7912 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8015 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.804 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8131 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8261 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8212 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8208 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8154 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.822 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8341 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8486 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8547 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8683 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8958 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.894 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9114 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9281 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9442 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9513 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9538 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9556 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9987 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8531 GPIA | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.8575 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8048 GPIA | 0.7912 GPIA | 0.8254 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8225 GPIA | 0.804 GPIA | 0.8486 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.8547 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9556 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7912 GPIA in 1987.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release