Education in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 245 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 13.7% 2024 down 15.5% 10th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 down 4.9% 43rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.3% 2025 down 4.9% 35th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 5.0% 42nd Primary education, teachers 74.6% 2024 up 16.5% 15th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.82 million number 2019 up 114.2% 9th Repeaters, primary, total 0.7% 2018 down 52.9% 40th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.5% 2019 down 7.8% 28th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2.52 million number 2013 up 90.4% 14th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.7% 2020 — 1st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 38,592 2024 down 26.8% 28th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 40,509 2024 down 10.6% 26th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 68,317 2024 down 17.0% 24th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 99,252 2024 down 18.0% 24th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.5% 2018 down 2.2% 20th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 103.7% 2018 down 3.8% 21st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 3.9% 12th Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 down 56.4% 40th Repeaters, primary, male 0.9% 2018 down 51.1% 38th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.0% 2019 down 0.2% 7th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 3.71 million number 2019 up 113.8% 8th School enrollment, primary 95.9% 2015 up 1.6% 6th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 4.0% 2019 down 1.0% 27th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.1% 2019 down 14.5% 31st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 80.3% 2019 up 18.8% 17th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1.15 million number 2013 up 99.1% 13th Enrolment in primary education, female 82.92 million number 2019 up 1.2% 13th Secondary education, teachers 61.4% 2024 up 15.0% 11th School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% 2015 up 1.6% 7th School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% 2015 up 1.6% 4th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 28th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 26.35 million number 2019 down 23.2% 17th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 13.83 million number 2019 down 21.8% 17th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 12.51 million number 2019 down 24.6% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 81.8% 2019 up 21.4% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 78.9% 2019 up 16.4% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 4.4% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.4% 2019 up 0.4% 17th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 21st Progression to secondary school 96.6% 2017 up 0.3% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 93.8% 2019 up 0.1% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 95.1% 2019 up 0.7% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 0.7% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 74.4% 2019 up 13.4% 17th Primary education, pupils 47.1% 2018 down 0.3% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 73.3% 2019 up 13.2% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 75.6% 2019 up 13.5% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 0.3% 9th Tertiary education, academic staff 45.6% 2013 up 4.4% 10th School enrollment, secondary 78.5% 2018 up 11.8% 12th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 17th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.8% 2019 down 3.4% 8th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 37.7% 2019 down 4.7% 7th Progression to secondary school, male 97.1% 2017 up 1.3% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 66.21 million number 2019 up 51.7% 9th School enrollment, secondary, female 80.9% 2018 up 13.5% 12th School enrollment, secondary, male 76.3% 2018 up 10.3% 12th Progression to secondary school, female 96.0% 2017 down 0.7% 11th Expenditure on tertiary education 15.3% 2013 — 31st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.32 million number 2018 up 100.5% 12th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →