School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary, female was 80.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 80.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 80.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.4% | — |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.4% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 60.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.5% | 80.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 80.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, secondary, female (% 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. 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.