Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 94.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 94.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 94.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1984.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 74.9% | — |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 72.2% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 70.1% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 67.8% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 66.0% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 63.2% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 62.1% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 65.2% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 67.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 72.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 75.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 70.1% | 78.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 61.8% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 69.7% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 80.1% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 91.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.0% compare
- 16 Naoero 110.8% compare
- 17 Argentina 110.3% compare
- 18 New Zealand 110.2% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.0% compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 109.4% compare
- 21 Brazil 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, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 94.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1984.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.