School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8158 GPI
in 1975
Years of data
46
1975–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2020

00.250.50.751197519972020

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2020, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1.01 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8158 GPI, in 1975.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1975 0.8158 GPI
1976 0.8421 GPI +3.2%
1977 0.846 GPI +0.5%
1978 0.8477 GPI +0.2%
1979 0.8402 GPI -0.9%
1980 0.837 GPI -0.4%
1981 0.8252 GPI -1.4%
1982 0.819 GPI -0.8%
1983 0.8234 GPI +0.5%
1984 0.828 GPI +0.6%
1985 0.8333 GPI +0.6%
1986 0.8475 GPI +1.7%
1987 0.861 GPI +1.6%
1988 0.8676 GPI +0.8%
1989 0.8776 GPI +1.2%
1990 0.8832 GPI +0.6%
1991 0.8933 GPI +1.1%
1992 0.9044 GPI +1.2%
1993 0.9068 GPI +0.3%
1994 0.9226 GPI +1.7%
1995 0.9297 GPI +0.8%
1996 0.9372 GPI +0.8%
1997 0.9434 GPI +0.7%
1998 0.9501 GPI +0.7%
1999 0.9593 GPI +1.0%
2000 0.9642 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.9681 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.9691 GPI +0.1%
2003 0.9713 GPI +0.2%
2004 0.9786 GPI +0.8%
2005 0.9824 GPI +0.4%
2006 0.987 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9888 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9929 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9966 GPI +0.4%
2010 0.9936 GPI -0.3%
2011 0.9966 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9983 GPI +0.2%
2013 0.9992 GPI +0.1%
2014 1 GPI +0.4%
2015 1 GPI -0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2017 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2020 1.01 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8384 GPI 0.8158 GPI 0.8477 GPI 5
1980s 0.8419 GPI 0.819 GPI 0.8776 GPI 10
1990s 0.923 GPI 0.8832 GPI 0.9593 GPI 10
2000s 0.9799 GPI 0.9642 GPI 0.9966 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9936 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2020s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 7 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 8 Sweden 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 9 Mauritania 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 10 Honduras 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 11 Tunisia 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 12 Libya 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 13 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.01 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8158 GPI in 1975.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.