Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 88.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 88.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1998.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 68th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.9% | — |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 62.9% | 64.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 64.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 72.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.6% | 88.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 88.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 68th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release