Education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

230 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million 2024 up 6.3% 12th
Population ages 15-64 69.1% 2025 down 1.5% 1st
Population ages 0-14 18.2% 2025 down 13.6% 37th
School enrollment, primary 100.0% 2024 down 1.8% 22nd
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person 2024 up 1.3% 9th
Primary education, teachers 10.06 million 2024 up 6.3% 12th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.9% 30th
School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% 2024 down 1.8% 19th
School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% 2024 down 1.7% 25th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.5327 units per person 2025 down 1.9% 3rd
Labor force, total 1.13 billion 2025 up 2.3% 12th
Labor force, female 44.4% 2025 up 1.3% 17th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.4% 26th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 0.339 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.0% 37th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.2571 % change on previous year 2024 up 172.9% 34th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.22 million 2024 up 16.3% 11th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9969 GPI 2020 up 0.5% 7th
Human capital composite index 0.3243 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 209.7% 11th
School enrollment, secondary 91.0% 2024 up 7.0% 16th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.62 per 1,000 2024 down 0.9% 41st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.38 per 1,000 2024 down 16.0% 38th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.36 per 1,000 2024 down 17.2% 36th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.31 per 1,000 2024 down 27.5% 31st
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.6317 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% 4th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person 2024 up 10.8% 28th
Secondary education, teachers 10.22 million 2024 up 16.3% 12th
School enrollment, secondary, female 91.5% 2024 up 6.0% 16th
School enrollment, secondary, male 90.5% 2024 up 8.0% 16th
School enrollment, tertiary 62.2% 2024 up 59.5% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.0% 33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 28.93 million number 2019 up 3.3% 17th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 36.35 million number 2019 up 6.7% 19th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 40.48 million number 2019 up 5.7% 18th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 28.02 million number 2019 down 3.8% 14th
School age population, primary education, female 79.37 million number 2019 down 1.1% 16th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13.20 million number 2019 down 5.0% 17th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 41.52 million number 2019 down 5.2% 14th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 168.27 million number 2019 down 0.3% 16th
School age population, primary education, male 88.89 million number 2019 up 0.5% 16th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 87.84 million number 2019 down 4.0% 14th
School age population, secondary education, female 79.56 million number 2019 down 9.5% 14th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 168.19 million number 2019 down 8.3% 14th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 46.32 million number 2019 down 3.0% 14th
School age population, secondary education, male 88.63 million number 2019 down 7.1% 14th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.03 million number 2019 down 13.8% 14th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.35 million number 2019 down 12.5% 14th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 42.32 million number 2019 down 11.2% 14th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 76.83 million number 2019 up 6.2% 18th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 142.71 million number 2019 down 23.0% 14th
School age population, tertiary education, female 68.06 million number 2019 down 24.6% 14th
School age population, tertiary education, male 74.64 million number 2019 down 21.6% 14th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 13.69 million number 2019 up 3.1% 18th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 15.24 million number 2019 up 3.5% 17th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 70.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.1% 4th
School enrollment, preprimary 83.0% 2020 up 58.7% 6th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 67.1% 2024 up 58.4% 14th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 57.8% 2024 up 60.9% 11th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2024 down 1.2% 16th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2020 up 2.2% 9th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 40.8% 23rd