Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 95.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 95.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 95.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.8% | — |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 73.5% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 62.8% | 73.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 72.8% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 117.1% compare
- 15 Portugal 115.7% compare
- 16 Thailand 114.7% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 114.5% compare
- 18 Mauritius 114.3% compare
- 19 Croatia 113.1% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112.7% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 95.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.