Education in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

245 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2024 down 1.0% 17th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 41.3% 24th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 120.00 million 2018 down 4.0% 13th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.003 units per person 2024 up 27.0% 22nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 6.34 million 2024 up 33.3% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.1% 34th
Primary completion rate, female 95.4% 2022 down 2.7% 15th
Primary completion rate, male 95.1% 2022 down 1.3% 14th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.6374 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.3% 7th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.0% 2023 down 30.2% 40th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0571 units per person 2018 down 11.1% 31st
Secondary education, general pupils 120.00 million 2018 down 4.0% 13th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.93 million number 2019 up 74.9% 11th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.5% 2024 up 12.2% 4th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 94.2% 2019 up 4.1% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.24 years 2019 up 5.1% 18th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 7.51 units per square kilometre 2018 down 4.0% 5th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 82.4% 2020 up 59.9% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 83.3% 2020 up 56.8% 7th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.1% 17th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 95.5% 2021 up 10.5% 6th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 65.6% 30th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.28 years 2019 up 94.8% 17th
Government expenditure on education, total 13.1% 2024 down 13.3% 30th
Secondary education, general pupils 48.8% 2018 up 1.4% 18th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 98.0% 2024 up 10.0% 4th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.1% 2024 up 14.4% 4th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 63.93 million number 2019 up 74.9% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0303 number per person 2019 up 62.2% 20th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Primary education, pupils 179.31 million 2024 up 7.3% 15th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd
Secondary education, pupils 161.08 million 2024 up 13.8% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.3859 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.9% 6th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year 2018 up 209.4% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.6% 2019 up 4.7% 17th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.8% 2019 up 3.5% 19th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.28 years 2019 up 5.8% 18th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.2 years 2019 up 4.5% 21st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 1.2% 8th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 34.2% 27th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 4 number per square kilometre 2019 up 74.9% 5th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.1% 2021 up 10.1% 6th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 94.9% 2021 up 10.8% 8th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 22.90 million 2018 down 0.9% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7986 % change on previous year 2019 down 84.5% 35th
Number of infant deaths, female 96,328 2024 down 50.3% 24th
Number of infant deaths, male 126,349 2024 down 50.8% 24th
Number of under-five deaths, female 120,415 2024 down 50.3% 24th
Number of under-five deaths, male 158,423 2024 down 50.5% 24th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.08 years 2019 up 81.4% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.5 years 2019 up 108.9% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.2 GPI 2019 up 15.2% 13th
Teachers in primary education, female 7.08 million number 2019 up 25.3% 9th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 30.04 million number 2019 up 77.6% 10th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 53.8% 2019 up 17.1% 6th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.7% 2018 down 12.3% 14th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.6% 2018 up 13.7% 9th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.61 years 2019 up 14.4% 17th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 103.6% 2018 down 3.1% 20th