Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 94.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 94.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 94.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 1984.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.1% | — |
| 1971 | 72.6% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 76.1% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 81.1% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 85.9% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 83.0% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 78.9% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 76.9% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 74.6% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 68.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 73.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 69.1% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 68.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 74.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.3% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 Peru 111.4% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 111.2% compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.7% compare
- 18 Naoero 110.5% compare
- 19 Liechtenstein 109.7% compare
- 20 Argentina 109.2% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 109.2% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 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 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 94.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 1984.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.