Education in East Asia & Pacific

243 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14 17.6% 2025 down 13.4% 38th
Population ages 15-64 68.5% 2025 down 1.7% 5th
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million 2024 up 6.2% 9th
School enrollment, primary 100.0% 2024 down 1.7% 23rd
Primary education, teachers 10.94 million 2024 up 6.2% 9th
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person 2024 up 1.6% 11th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 35th
School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% 2024 down 1.8% 20th
School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% 2024 down 1.7% 24th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person 2025 down 1.0% 1st
Labor force, total 1.28 billion 2025 up 2.9% 8th
Labor force, female 44.6% 2025 up 1.7% 15th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.5% 32nd
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.7% 38th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.1638 % change on previous year 2024 up 232.0% 35th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.42 million 2024 up 13.7% 9th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.997 GPI 2020 up 0.5% 6th
Human capital composite index 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 179.8% 10th
School enrollment, secondary 92.0% 2024 up 5.9% 14th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 23.5% 33rd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 42nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 14.8% 39th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 18.8% 37th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4469 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.9% 8th
Secondary education, teachers 11.42 million 2024 up 13.7% 10th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person 2024 up 8.8% 30th
School enrollment, secondary, female 92.5% 2024 up 5.0% 14th
School enrollment, secondary, male 91.6% 2024 up 6.7% 14th
School enrollment, tertiary 63.3% 2024 up 51.2% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.7% 36th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 6.83 million 2024 up 30.1% 9th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 50.23 million number 2019 down 3.7% 11th
School age population, tertiary education, male 81.72 million number 2019 down 20.4% 10th
School age population, tertiary education, female 74.73 million number 2019 down 23.2% 10th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 156.45 million number 2019 down 21.8% 10th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 82.85 million number 2019 up 6.7% 12th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.02 million number 2019 down 11.5% 11th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 87.56 million number 2019 down 12.6% 11th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 41.54 million number 2019 down 13.8% 11th
School age population, secondary education, male 96.25 million number 2019 down 7.6% 11th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 183.02 million number 2019 down 8.7% 11th
School age population, secondary education, female 86.76 million number 2019 down 9.8% 11th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 39.28 million number 2019 up 7.2% 16th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 95.46 million number 2019 down 4.7% 12th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 31.31 million number 2019 up 2.7% 11th
School age population, primary education, male 96.28 million number 2019 up 0.1% 9th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 43.57 million number 2019 up 6.3% 12th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 14.85 million number 2019 up 2.5% 14th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 182.65 million number 2019 down 0.6% 9th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 16.46 million number 2019 up 2.9% 11th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 45.23 million number 2019 down 5.7% 12th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 14.38 million number 2019 down 5.4% 11th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 16.06 million number 2019 down 3.4% 12th
School age population, primary education, female 86.36 million number 2019 down 1.3% 12th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 30.44 million number 2019 down 4.4% 11th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 52.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary 83.2% 2020 up 52.5% 5th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 59.2% 2024 up 51.0% 9th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 67.9% 2024 up 51.5% 13th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2024 up 0.3% 18th