School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.21 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.21 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.21 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6168 GPI, in 1981.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8089 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.783 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7719 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7598 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7721 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7394 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6894 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6655 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6168 GPI | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6441 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6592 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6653 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6481 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6258 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6312 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.653 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6818 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6992 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7405 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7683 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7944 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7771 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7742 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7682 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.797 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8332 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8765 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8897 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8638 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.898 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9011 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9281 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.935 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9688 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7607 GPI | 0.6894 GPI | 0.8089 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6491 GPI | 0.6168 GPI | 0.6818 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7829 GPI | 0.6992 GPI | 0.8765 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.948 GPI | 0.8638 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.21 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, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.21 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6168 GPI in 1981.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, 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.