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

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2024 down 1.2% 16th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 40.8% 23rd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 118.00 million 2018 down 4.1% 14th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.003 units per person 2024 up 27.7% 20th
Secondary education, teachers, female 6.30 million 2024 up 34.0% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.6% 35th
Primary completion rate, female 95.4% 2022 down 2.7% 16th
Primary completion rate, male 95.1% 2022 down 1.3% 15th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.6356 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.8% 8th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.0% 2023 down 30.2% 40th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person 2018 down 11.2% 32nd
Secondary education, general pupils 118.00 million 2018 down 4.1% 14th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.47 million number 2019 up 75.7% 12th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.6% 2024 up 12.2% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 94.2% 2019 up 4.2% 16th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.25 years 2019 up 5.1% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 7.44 units per square kilometre 2018 down 4.1% 6th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 82.5% 2020 up 60.4% 6th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 83.4% 2020 up 57.2% 6th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year 2024 up 5.5% 16th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 95.5% 2021 up 10.5% 5th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 65.6% 32nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.29 years 2019 up 96.6% 16th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.2% 2024 down 21.6% 35th
Secondary education, general pupils 48.8% 2018 up 1.5% 20th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 98.1% 2024 up 9.9% 3rd
Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.1% 2024 up 14.4% 3rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 63.47 million number 2019 up 75.7% 11th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0304 number per person 2019 up 62.8% 18th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd
Primary education, pupils 177.79 million 2024 up 7.5% 16th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Secondary education, pupils 159.24 million 2024 up 14.3% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.3862 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.7% 5th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year 2018 up 263.0% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.6% 2019 up 4.8% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.9% 2019 up 3.6% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.29 years 2019 up 5.8% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 1.3% 7th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.21 years 2019 up 4.5% 20th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 34.0% 28th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 4 number per square kilometre 2019 up 75.7% 4th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.1% 2021 up 10.2% 5th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 95.0% 2021 up 10.9% 6th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 22.90 million 2018 down 0.9% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8039 % change on previous year 2019 down 84.5% 34th
Number of infant deaths, male 123,776 2024 down 51.2% 25th
Number of infant deaths, female 94,371 2024 down 50.7% 25th
Number of under-five deaths, male 155,203 2024 down 50.9% 25th
Number of under-five deaths, female 117,944 2024 down 50.7% 25th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.08 years 2019 up 83.4% 16th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.21 GPI 2019 up 14.7% 12th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.52 years 2019 up 110.4% 16th
Teachers in primary education, female 7.02 million number 2019 up 25.5% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 29.81 million number 2019 up 78.4% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 54.2% 2019 up 16.6% 5th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.7% 2018 down 12.3% 14th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.8% 2018 up 13.6% 7th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.63 years 2019 up 14.5% 16th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 103.7% 2018 down 3.0% 18th