Education in East Asia & Pacific

243 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 13.6% 2024 down 15.0% 11th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.4% 2025 down 7.0% 45th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 6.7% 41st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 6.9% 43rd
Primary education, teachers 74.6% 2024 up 15.1% 17th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.07 million number 2019 up 108.6% 7th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.7% 2018 down 50.6% 39th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.4% 2019 down 8.4% 31st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 4.02 million number 2017 up 35.4% 11th
Persistence to grade 5, total 99.2% 2019 4th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 39,263 2024 down 26.7% 27th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 41,436 2024 down 10.4% 25th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 70,891 2024 down 16.7% 23rd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 103,578 2024 down 17.5% 22nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.5% 2018 down 1.9% 19th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 103.7% 2018 down 3.4% 22nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 3.9% 13th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 down 53.8% 39th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.9% 2018 down 49.0% 37th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.1% 2019 down 0.2% 5th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 3.95 million number 2019 up 108.2% 7th
School enrollment, primary 95.9% 2015 up 1.6% 5th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.8% 2019 down 1.5% 30th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.0% 2019 down 15.1% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 81.1% 2019 up 16.5% 15th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1.38 million number 2013 up 85.7% 11th
Enrolment in primary education, female 89.25 million number 2019 up 0.7% 9th
Secondary education, teachers 59.8% 2024 up 14.4% 15th
School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% 2015 up 1.7% 4th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% 2015 up 1.6% 3rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 30th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 28.05 million number 2019 down 22.5% 16th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 14.71 million number 2019 down 21.3% 15th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 13.34 million number 2019 down 23.9% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 82.6% 2019 up 19.0% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.8% 2019 up 14.2% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 4.2% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.7% 2019 down 0.0% 15th
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Progression to secondary school 96.7% 2017 up 0.3% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.2% 2019 down 0.3% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 95.3% 2019 up 0.3% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 0.6% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 75.9% 2019 up 10.6% 16th
Primary education, pupils 47.2% 2018 down 0.3% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 74.9% 2019 up 10.4% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 77.0% 2019 up 10.9% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 0.4% 11th
Tertiary education, academic staff 40.6% 2013 up 12.7% 28th
School enrollment, secondary 78.9% 2018 up 11.4% 11th
Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 11th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.7% 2019 down 4.6% 9th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 36.7% 2019 down 4.5% 8th
Progression to secondary school, male 97.1% 2017 up 1.1% 12th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 74.55 million number 2019 up 40.3% 8th
School enrollment, secondary, female 81.2% 2018 up 13.0% 11th
School enrollment, secondary, male 76.8% 2018 up 10.0% 11th
Progression to secondary school, female 96.0% 2017 down 0.7% 12th
Expenditure on tertiary education 16.4% 2013 29th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.53 million number 2018 up 71.2% 7th