Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 4.9% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 14.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2016.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2016.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release