Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1984.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 74th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.8% | — |
| 1971 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 75.1% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 79.9% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 81.8% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 83.0% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 78.9% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 72.9% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 71.8% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 70.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.3% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.7% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 71.8% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.1% | 70.3% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.6% | 75.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 82.8% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1984.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release