Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9345 GPI, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9345 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.9369 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9442 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9527 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9562 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9621 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9682 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9733 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9783 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9819 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9865 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9864 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.988 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9904 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9908 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9985 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9985 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9478 GPI | 0.9345 GPI | 0.9621 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9832 GPI | 0.9682 GPI | 0.9908 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
- 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
- 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
- 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9345 GPI in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.