Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 81.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 81.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 81.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.1% | — |
| 1999 | 61.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.1% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 68.5% | 81.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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 to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 81.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.