Education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 246 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 13.9% 2024 down 15.9% 9th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 down 5.0% 44th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.3% 2025 down 4.9% 34th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 5.1% 41st Primary education, teachers 74.6% 2024 up 16.7% 16th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.80 million number 2019 up 115.2% 10th Repeaters, primary, total 0.7% 2018 down 52.9% 38th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.4% 2019 down 10.4% 30th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2.34 million number 2012 up 97.3% 15th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.7% 2020 — 1st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 37,929 2024 down 26.8% 29th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 39,937 2024 down 10.3% 27th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 67,045 2024 down 16.7% 25th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 97,436 2024 down 17.9% 25th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.6% 2018 down 2.1% 17th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 103.8% 2018 down 3.8% 20th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 3.9% 10th Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 down 56.4% 38th Repeaters, primary, male 0.9% 2018 down 51.1% 36th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.0% 2019 down 0.2% 6th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 3.68 million number 2019 up 114.9% 9th School enrollment, primary 95.9% 2015 up 1.7% 4th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.9% 2019 down 3.4% 29th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.0% 2019 down 17.3% 35th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 80.4% 2019 up 19.1% 16th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1.09 million number 2012 up 104.7% 14th Enrolment in primary education, female 82.20 million number 2019 up 1.2% 16th Secondary education, teachers 61.6% 2024 up 15.2% 9th School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% 2015 up 1.7% 5th School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% 2015 up 1.7% 2nd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 29th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 25.58 million number 2019 down 23.7% 19th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 13.44 million number 2019 down 22.3% 18th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 12.14 million number 2019 down 25.2% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 82.0% 2019 up 21.8% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 78.9% 2019 up 16.7% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 4.4% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.4% 2019 up 0.4% 16th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 21st Progression to secondary school 96.6% 2017 up 0.3% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 93.8% 2019 up 0.0% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 95.1% 2019 up 0.8% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 0.7% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 74.1% 2019 up 13.6% 18th Primary education, pupils 47.1% 2018 down 0.3% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 73.0% 2019 up 13.5% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 75.3% 2019 up 13.8% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 0.3% 8th Tertiary education, academic staff 46.6% 2012 up 3.6% 7th School enrollment, secondary 78.3% 2018 up 12.0% 13th Preprimary education, duration 4.5 years 2025 unchanged 16th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.1% 2019 down 3.5% 7th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 38.4% 2019 down 4.8% 6th Progression to secondary school, male 97.1% 2017 up 1.3% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 65.68 million number 2019 up 52.6% 10th School enrollment, secondary, female 80.8% 2018 up 13.7% 13th School enrollment, secondary, male 76.1% 2018 up 10.5% 13th Progression to secondary school, female 96.0% 2017 down 0.7% 10th Expenditure on tertiary education 15.3% 2013 — 31st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.32 million number 2018 up 100.9% 13th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →