Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 91.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 91.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 40th 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.9% | — |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 64.9% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 65.2% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 72.5% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 86.5% | 91.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 91.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 40th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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