Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2024
All-time low
80.3%
in 1984
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1984.
WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 92.6% | — |
| 1974 | 94.6% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 87.7% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 82.2% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.6% | 85.3% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 80.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 84.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 95.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1984.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release