Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 96.2% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1983.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.6% | — |
| 1976 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 47.3% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.4% | 42.7% | 49.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 27.8% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 36.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 59.4% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1983.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release