School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, secondary, female was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific is 92.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 92.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1984.
That places East Asia & Pacific 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.5% | — |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 45.3% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 43.7% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 44.6% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 46.8% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 38.5% | 47.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 34.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 42.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 60.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.3% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 90.8% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary 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)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific was 92.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1984.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.