Education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 246 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Literacy rate, youth female 99.3% 2024 up 0.3% 10th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.4% 2019 down 12.2% 26th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 5.65 million number 2019 up 6.4% 11th Enrolment in secondary education, female 68.15 million number 2019 down 3.4% 13th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 59.4% 2019 up 16.1% 16th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 3.36 million number 2019 up 23.6% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 564,312 number 2019 up 57.0% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 238,235 number 2019 up 58.0% 14th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 4th Literacy rate, youth male 99.1% 2024 up 0.2% 10th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.65 2018 down 8.1% 32nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.6% 2019 down 20.5% 28th Literacy rate, youth total 99.2% 2024 up 0.2% 10th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 10.2% 2019 down 4.8% 22nd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 3.80 million number 2019 up 4.5% 12th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 34.53 million number 2019 up 60.6% 10th Expenditure on secondary education 34.7% 2013 — 9th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1.09 million number 2019 down 55.3% 30th Expenditure on primary education 42.2% 2014 down 0.9% 6th Secondary education, pupils 47.9% 2018 down 0.8% 27th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.09 million number 2019 up 22.3% 11th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 55.0% 2019 up 17.0% 13th Literacy rate, adult total 96.8% 2024 up 1.6% 8th Literacy rate, adult male 98.1% 2024 up 0.9% 7th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 346,887 number 2019 down 61.9% 31st Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 327,846 number 2018 up 163.9% 20th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 2.44 million number 2019 up 80.3% 14th Current education expenditure, total 94.3% 2014 up 11.6% 4th Current education expenditure, primary 98.9% 2014 up 9.4% 1st Current education expenditure, secondary 95.7% 2014 up 5.2% 1st Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.22 million number 2019 up 86.2% 14th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.5% 2018 up 64.4% 38th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.96 2018 down 8.5% 26th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.16 2018 down 14.9% 27th Current education expenditure, tertiary 95.7% 2014 up 22.1% 3rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 377,898 number 2019 down 33.3% 34th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 82.96 million number 2019 down 3.7% 13th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 39.51 million number 2019 down 4.5% 13th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 59.54 million number 2019 down 0.6% 13th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 85,965 number 2019 down 42.0% 34th Net intake rate in grade 1 73.8% 2018 up 17.7% 16th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 28.64 million number 2019 down 2.0% 13th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 73.2% 2018 — 17th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 74.3% 2018 — 15th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 134,782 number 2018 up 152.8% 20th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 8.29 million number 2019 down 15.8% 22nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 20.51 million number 2019 down 17.4% 26th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 67.42 million number 2019 down 20.5% 23rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 46.91 million number 2019 down 21.8% 22nd Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 1.82 million number 2019 down 6.2% 25th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1.61 million number 2019 down 20.6% 25th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 3.43 million number 2019 down 13.6% 25th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2019 down 93.3% 39th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 3.57 million number 2019 down 24.6% 22nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 39.20 million number 2019 up 34.5% 11th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 4.71 million number 2019 down 7.6% 22nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 3.42 million number 2019 up 26.7% 18th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 21.28 million number 2019 up 42.1% 11th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 14.42 2018 down 12.3% 31st Government expenditure per student, primary 10.7% 2014 down 24.7% 16th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →