School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary was 95.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1986–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 95.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2015. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 95.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 1997.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 90.5% | — |
| 1987 | 93.1% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.4% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.4% | 90.5% | 95.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 90.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.9% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 95.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1997.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.