School age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School age population, secondary education, female was 86.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
86.76 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
115.79 million number
in 1986
All-time low
62.23 million number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 86.76 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 115.79 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 62.23 million number, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 62.23 million number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 62.40 million number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 63.43 million number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 65.19 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 67.44 million number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 70.40 million number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 82.03 million number | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 94.26 million number | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 98.54 million number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 102.41 million number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 106.29 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 109.84 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 112.51 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 114.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 115.49 million number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 115.79 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 114.88 million number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 113.18 million number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 110.89 million number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 108.01 million number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 104.73 million number | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 101.43 million number | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 99.10 million number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 97.71 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 96.96 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 96.94 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 100.57 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 103.22 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 106.69 million number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 110.86 million number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 113.81 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 115.25 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 115.06 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 113.04 million number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 109.13 million number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 104.27 million number | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 99.78 million number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 96.14 million number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 93.33 million number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 91.56 million number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 90.39 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.45 million number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.44 million number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.42 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.49 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.65 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.76 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.85 million number | 62.23 million number | 98.54 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.56 million number | 102.41 million number | 115.79 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.70 million number | 96.94 million number | 108.01 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.40 million number | 96.14 million number | 115.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.75 million number | 86.49 million number | 93.33 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 8 Bangladesh 10.48 million number compare
- 9 Ethiopia 7.78 million number compare
- 10 Mexico 6.61 million number compare
- 11 Philippines 6.16 million number compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.02 million number compare
- 13 Turkey 5.31 million number compare
- 14 Egypt 5.17 million number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- School age population, secondary education, female in East Asia & Pacific was 86.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 115.79 million number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.23 million number in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.