Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 75.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 75.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 76.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 45 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, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.7% | — |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 22.7% | 38.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 36.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 68.7% | 76.2% | 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, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 75.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.