Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia is 91.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 91.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 39th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.5% | — |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.5% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 63.7% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 71.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 86.3% | 91.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 91.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 39th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release