Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.6%
in 2024
All-time low
32.3%
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 96.6%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1983.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 54.4% | — |
| 1976 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 50.9% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 33.8% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 46.3% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 32.3% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 42.0% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 61.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 90.0% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 93.8% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release