Education in East Asia & Pacific

243 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2024 up 0.3% 18th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year 2024 up 51.8% 22nd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 131.00 million 2018 down 5.1% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person 2024 up 24.5% 23rd
Secondary education, teachers, female 6.83 million 2024 up 30.1% 10th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.2% 37th
Primary completion rate, female 95.5% 2022 down 2.7% 14th
Primary completion rate, male 95.2% 2022 down 1.3% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4611 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 12th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.5% 2023 down 10.8% 24th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person 2018 down 11.7% 33rd
Secondary education, general pupils 131.00 million 2018 down 5.1% 12th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.39 million number 2019 up 68.8% 10th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2024 up 11.9% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 94.6% 2019 up 3.4% 15th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.29 years 2019 up 4.9% 16th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 5.35 units per square kilometre 2018 down 5.1% 11th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 83.6% 2020 up 51.5% 5th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 82.8% 2020 up 53.6% 5th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 12.7% 18th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 95.5% 2021 up 9.7% 7th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 49.3% 35th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.36 years 2019 up 80.1% 15th
Government expenditure on education, total 13.0% 2023 down 22.4% 31st
Secondary education, general pupils 48.9% 2018 up 1.4% 17th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.8% 2024 up 9.8% 5th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 96.8% 2024 up 13.9% 5th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 68.39 million number 2019 up 68.8% 9th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.029 number per person 2019 up 57.3% 23rd
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Primary education, pupils 191.34 million 2024 up 6.5% 13th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd
Secondary education, pupils 174.05 million 2024 up 11.4% 10th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.2719 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.8% 12th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year 2018 up 208.5% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.9% 2019 up 4.0% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 94.3% 2019 up 2.9% 16th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.25 years 2019 up 4.3% 19th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 1.2% 9th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.32 years 2019 up 5.6% 16th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 9.3% 34th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.8 number per square kilometre 2019 up 68.7% 8th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 95.0% 2021 up 10.0% 7th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.0% 2021 up 9.3% 7th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 24.90 million 2018 down 3.1% 7th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0901 % change on previous year 2019 down 102.0% 38th
Number of infant deaths, female 97,812 2024 down 50.1% 23rd
Number of infant deaths, male 128,128 2024 down 50.6% 23rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 122,280 2024 down 50.1% 23rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 160,673 2024 down 50.4% 23rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2019 up 16.8% 14th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.57 years 2019 up 94.5% 15th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.16 years 2019 up 66.6% 15th
Teachers in primary education, female 7.66 million number 2019 up 24.2% 7th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 32.21 million number 2019 up 70.8% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 55.4% 2019 up 14.2% 3rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.6% 2018 down 11.6% 17th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.6% 2018 up 11.8% 8th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.75 years 2019 up 13.4% 15th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 103.6% 2018 down 2.7% 19th