Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 95.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific is 95.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.4% | — |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 66.4% | 75.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 75.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.4% | 95.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific was 95.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.