Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 77.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 77.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 78.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific 17th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29.7% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 29.7% | 43.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 41.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 71.6% | 78.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific was 77.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.