School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9794 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9794 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
41st
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9917 GPI
in 1983
All-time low
0.9375 GPI
in 2006
Years of data
37
1983–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.992 GPI1984: 0.991 GPI1985: 0.952 GPI1986: 0.974 GPI1987: 0.98 GPI1988: 0.963 GPI1989: 0.958 GPI1990: 0.951 GPI1991: 0.983 GPI1992: 0.965 GPI1993: 0.965 GPI1994: 0.965 GPI1995: 0.963 GPI1996: 0.964 GPI1997: 0.962 GPI1998: 0.975 GPI1999: 0.964 GPI2000: 0.964 GPI2001: 0.971 GPI2002: 0.954 GPI2003: 0.952 GPI2004: 0.955 GPI2005: 0.947 GPI2006: 0.938 GPI2007: 0.938 GPI2008: 0.953 GPI2009: 0.96 GPI2010: 0.96 GPI2011: 0.967 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.989 GPI2014: 0.987 GPI2015: 0.981 GPI2016: 0.978 GPI2017: 0.979 GPI2018: 0.98 GPI2019: 0.979 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9794 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9917 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.9375 GPI, in 2006.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1983 0.9917 GPI
1984 0.9906 GPI -0.1%
1985 0.9524 GPI -3.9%
1986 0.9743 GPI +2.3%
1987 0.9805 GPI +0.6%
1988 0.9634 GPI -1.7%
1989 0.9581 GPI -0.5%
1990 0.951 GPI -0.7%
1991 0.9826 GPI +3.3%
1992 0.9651 GPI -1.8%
1993 0.9647 GPI -0.0%
1994 0.9648 GPI +0.0%
1995 0.9631 GPI -0.2%
1996 0.9644 GPI +0.1%
1997 0.9622 GPI -0.2%
1998 0.9747 GPI +1.3%
1999 0.9645 GPI -1.1%
2000 0.9641 GPI -0.0%
2001 0.9715 GPI +0.8%
2002 0.9536 GPI -1.8%
2003 0.9522 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9552 GPI +0.3%
2005 0.9472 GPI -0.8%
2006 0.9375 GPI -1.0%
2007 0.9383 GPI +0.1%
2008 0.9532 GPI +1.6%
2009 0.9595 GPI +0.7%
2010 0.9603 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.9673 GPI +0.7%
2012 0.9849 GPI +1.8%
2013 0.9892 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.987 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9809 GPI -0.6%
2016 0.9775 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9795 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9798 GPI +0.0%
2019 0.9794 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.973 GPI 0.9524 GPI 0.9917 GPI 7
1990s 0.9657 GPI 0.951 GPI 0.9826 GPI 10
2000s 0.9532 GPI 0.9375 GPI 0.9715 GPI 10
2010s 0.9786 GPI 0.9603 GPI 0.9892 GPI 10

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

  1. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 41 Honduras 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 42 Namibia 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 43 Grenada 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 44 Mali 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9794 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9917 GPI in 1983.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9375 GPI in 2006.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.