School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9806 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.9806 GPI.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.9921 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.9448 GPI, in 2006.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9921 GPI | — |
| 1984 | 0.9913 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9577 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9759 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9822 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9678 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9626 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.956 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9845 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9697 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9694 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9696 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9682 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9692 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9674 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9793 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9698 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9694 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9766 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9602 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.959 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9618 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9549 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9448 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9459 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9593 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9649 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9716 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9872 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9884 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9825 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9793 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9809 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9808 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9806 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9757 GPI | 0.9577 GPI | 0.9921 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9703 GPI | 0.956 GPI | 0.9845 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9597 GPI | 0.9448 GPI | 0.9766 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9807 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 0.9909 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 35 Hong Kong, China 1.04 GPI compare
- 36 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPI compare
- 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
- 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare
- 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare
- 41 Honduras 1.04 GPI compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 31.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific was 0.9806 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9921 GPI in 1983.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9448 GPI in 2006.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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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.