Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 70.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 70.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1984.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 48th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.2% | — |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 18.2% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 23.7% | 40.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 42.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 60.1% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 64.0% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release