School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, secondary, female was 81.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, 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 is 81.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 81.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.6% | — |
| 1999 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 59.6% | 60.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 61.7% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 75.9% | 81.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- 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 enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific was 81.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.