Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.01 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9863 GPI, in 2004.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.995 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9906 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.988 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9872 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9863 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9863 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 26 Lebanon 1.05 GPI compare
- 27 Colombia 1.05 GPI compare
- 28 Ethiopia 1.05 GPI compare
- 29 Samoa 1.05 GPI compare
- 30 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
- 31 Philippines 1.05 GPI compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 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 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9863 GPI in 2004.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.