Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 63.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.4% | — |
| 1971 | 3.0% | -68.7% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -68.7% | 9.4% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 16.5% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 28.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 52.6% | 63.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 63.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release