Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.9339 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511994200620191994: 0.934 GPI1995: 0.936 GPI1996: 0.944 GPI1997: 0.952 GPI1998: 0.956 GPI1999: 0.962 GPI2000: 0.968 GPI2001: 0.973 GPI2002: 0.978 GPI2003: 0.982 GPI2004: 0.986 GPI2005: 0.986 GPI2006: 0.988 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.99 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.998 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2012: 0.997 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.999 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9339 GPI, in 1994.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.9339 GPI
1995 0.9363 GPI +0.3%
1996 0.9437 GPI +0.8%
1997 0.9523 GPI +0.9%
1998 0.9558 GPI +0.4%
1999 0.9618 GPI +0.6%
2000 0.9679 GPI +0.6%
2001 0.9731 GPI +0.5%
2002 0.9782 GPI +0.5%
2003 0.9818 GPI +0.4%
2004 0.9864 GPI +0.5%
2005 0.9863 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9879 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9877 GPI -0.0%
2008 0.9903 GPI +0.3%
2009 0.9907 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9984 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 0.999 GPI +0.0%
2017 1 GPI +0.1%
2018 1 GPI +0.1%
2019 1 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9473 GPI 0.9339 GPI 0.9618 GPI 6
2000s 0.983 GPI 0.9679 GPI 0.9907 GPI 10
2010s 0.9997 GPI 0.9973 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9339 GPI in 1994.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.