Primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Primary completion rate, male was 95.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific, 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, male in East Asia & Pacific is 95.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 99.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 2006.
That places East Asia & Pacific 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 95.6% | — |
| 1996 | 92.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 92.6% | 95.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.8% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.1% | 95.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 11 Costa Rica 106.8% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 106.7% compare
- 13 Tonga 106.5% compare
- 14 Morocco 105.7% compare
- 15 Guyana 105.4% compare
- 16 Montenegro 105.0% compare
- 17 Portugal 104.6% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Primary completion rate, male in East Asia & Pacific was 95.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2006.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for primary completion rate, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% 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.