Enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 56.39 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
56.39 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.42 million
in 1977
All-time low
49.75 million
in 2014
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia is 56.39 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 77.42 million in 1977 and was at its lowest, 49.75 million, in 2014.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 59.95 million | — |
| 1974 | 64.10 million | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 72.27 million | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 77.34 million | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 77.42 million | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 75.59 million | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 75.18 million | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.48 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 74.93 million | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.74 million | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 70.58 million | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 68.73 million | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 68.47 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.66 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 68.06 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 66.57 million | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 65.37 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 64.91 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 64.58 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.41 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.52 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.64 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 67.64 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 69.49 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 71.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 73.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 73.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.97 million | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 68.72 million | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 63.36 million | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 57.53 million | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 62.82 million | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 59.58 million | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 57.53 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 56.59 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 54.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 52.80 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 52.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 51.75 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.41 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.75 million | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 50.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 51.08 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 52.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 52.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 55.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.77 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.79 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.39 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.69 million | 59.95 million | 77.42 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 69.96 million | 65.37 million | 75.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.95 million | 64.41 million | 73.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.70 million | 54.28 million | 70.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.80 million | 49.75 million | 54.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.78 million | 55.03 million | 56.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 67 Syrian Arab Republic 1.06 million compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 1.05 million compare
- 69 Guinea 960,248 compare
- 70 Ecuador 855,290 compare
- 71 Togo 812,339 compare
- 72 Papua New Guinea 778,850 compare
- 73 Sri Lanka 777,541 compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 68.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 56.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.42 million in 1977.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.75 million in 2014.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release