Primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, female was 95.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 95.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 101.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 1996.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 92.8% | — |
| 1996 | 89.7% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 100.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 89.7% | 93.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 93.6% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 96.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 15 Myanmar 106.8% compare
- 16 Palau 106.2% compare
- 17 Thailand 106.2% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 105.9% compare
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 105.3% compare
- 20 Cyprus 105.1% compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 104.6% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary completion rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 95.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 1996.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary completion rate, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.