Education in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 251 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Literacy rate, youth female 99.3% 2024 up 0.3% 8th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.4% 2019 down 12.5% 27th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 5.70 million number 2019 up 6.3% 10th Enrolment in secondary education, female 69.16 million number 2019 down 3.5% 12th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 59.3% 2019 up 15.9% 17th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 3.38 million number 2019 up 23.2% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 564,312 number 2019 up 56.9% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 238,235 number 2019 up 57.9% 14th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 4th Literacy rate, youth male 99.2% 2024 up 0.2% 9th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.67 2018 down 8.1% 31st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.6% 2019 down 20.7% 27th Literacy rate, youth total 99.2% 2024 up 0.2% 9th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 10.2% 2019 down 5.1% 23rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 3.87 million number 2019 up 4.4% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 34.71 million number 2019 up 59.9% 9th Expenditure on secondary education 34.7% 2013 — 9th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1.09 million number 2019 down 55.4% 31st Expenditure on primary education 41.2% 2013 — 7th Secondary education, pupils 47.9% 2018 down 0.8% 26th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.12 million number 2019 up 21.2% 10th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 54.8% 2019 up 16.1% 15th Literacy rate, adult total 96.8% 2024 up 1.6% 6th Literacy rate, adult male 98.2% 2024 up 0.9% 6th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 346,848 number 2019 down 61.9% 32nd Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 328,315 number 2018 up 163.3% 19th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 2.57 million number 2019 up 72.9% 13th Current education expenditure, total 94.3% 2014 up 11.6% 4th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.29 million number 2019 up 78.1% 13th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.5% 2018 up 65.1% 39th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.98 2018 down 8.4% 25th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.18 2018 down 14.8% 26th Current education expenditure, tertiary 83.7% 2013 — 14th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 377,895 number 2019 down 33.3% 35th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 83.94 million number 2019 down 3.7% 12th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 39.99 million number 2019 down 4.5% 12th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 60.62 million number 2019 down 0.7% 12th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 85,964 number 2019 down 42.0% 35th Net intake rate in grade 1 73.9% 2018 up 17.1% 14th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 29.17 million number 2019 down 2.0% 12th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 73.3% 2018 — 16th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 74.4% 2018 — 14th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 134,996 number 2018 up 152.3% 19th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 8.38 million number 2019 down 16.1% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 20.51 million number 2019 down 17.4% 27th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 67.42 million number 2019 down 20.5% 24th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 46.91 million number 2019 down 21.8% 23rd Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 1.82 million number 2019 down 6.2% 26th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1.61 million number 2019 down 20.6% 26th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 3.43 million number 2019 down 13.6% 26th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2019 down 93.3% 40th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 3.62 million number 2019 down 24.8% 21st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 39.68 million number 2019 up 33.6% 10th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 4.76 million number 2019 down 8.0% 21st ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →