School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, primary was 95.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific, 1986–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 95.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2015. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1997.
That places East Asia & Pacific 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 90.7% | — |
| 1987 | 93.3% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 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% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.5% | 90.7% | 95.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 90.5% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.5% | 95.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (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 enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific?
- School enrollment, primary in East Asia & Pacific 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?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1997.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, primary?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 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.