Gender in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17 indicators covering gender for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 509.13 million 2025 up 3.7% 9th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person 2025 down 0.6% 2nd Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.6% 21st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.3% 39th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.6% 3rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% 2025 down 2.6% 44th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years 2019 up 16.7% 18th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years 2019 up 12.3% 18th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% 2025 up 11.7% 46th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% 2016 up 17.4% 13th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.4% 2016 down 16.8% 11th Literacy rate, adult female 95.5% 2024 up 2.3% 7th Female migrants 40.5% 2020 down 3.1% 46th Rural population, female 23.0% 2015 down 18.5% 26th Rural population, male 24.1% 2015 down 18.6% 26th Urban population, female 25.9% 2015 up 24.8% 22nd Urban population, male 27.1% 2015 up 26.0% 19th