Education in East Asia & Pacific 243 indicators covering education for East Asia & Pacific. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Literacy rate, youth female 99.2% 2024 up 0.3% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.2% 2019 down 12.3% 28th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 6.19 million number 2019 up 5.8% 9th Enrolment in secondary education, female 75.11 million number 2019 down 5.0% 11th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 58.5% 2019 up 14.8% 19th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 3.62 million number 2019 up 21.5% 9th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 779,310 number 2019 up 41.4% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 328,674 number 2019 up 46.1% 12th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 4th Literacy rate, youth male 99.0% 2024 up 0.2% 11th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.54 2018 down 8.8% 33rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.4% 2019 down 20.3% 29th Literacy rate, youth total 99.1% 2024 up 0.2% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 9.9% 2019 down 4.9% 25th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 4.37 million number 2019 up 1.3% 9th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 38.72 million number 2019 up 48.7% 8th Expenditure on secondary education 34.2% 2013 — 12th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1.19 million number 2019 down 53.0% 28th Expenditure on primary education 32.9% 2014 down 8.6% 14th Secondary education, pupils 47.9% 2018 down 0.7% 25th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.31 million number 2019 up 17.5% 8th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 52.9% 2019 up 15.9% 17th Literacy rate, adult total 96.6% 2024 up 1.6% 9th Literacy rate, adult male 97.9% 2024 up 0.9% 9th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 379,032 number 2019 down 59.2% 29th Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 1.20 million number 2018 up 95.1% 10th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 3.06 million number 2019 up 35.2% 11th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.55 million number 2019 up 39.9% 10th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 1.6% 2018 up 31.7% 16th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.76 2018 down 8.5% 29th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.25 2018 down 16.0% 25th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 420,566 number 2019 down 30.1% 33rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 90.42 million number 2019 down 4.7% 9th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 43.11 million number 2019 down 5.4% 9th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 66.45 million number 2019 down 3.3% 11th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 100,969 number 2019 down 36.0% 33rd Net intake rate in grade 1 74.4% 2018 up 16.5% 13th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 32.00 million number 2019 down 4.4% 11th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 73.8% 2018 — 14th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 74.9% 2018 — 11th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 557,557 number 2018 up 95.5% 10th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 8.75 million number 2019 down 16.4% 20th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 25.19 million number 2019 down 16.4% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 79.89 million number 2019 down 19.8% 20th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 54.71 million number 2019 down 21.3% 20th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2.16 million number 2019 down 7.9% 24th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1.90 million number 2019 down 22.5% 24th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 4.06 million number 2019 down 15.4% 24th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.2% 2019 down 56.8% 36th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 3.80 million number 2019 down 24.8% 20th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 45.19 million number 2019 up 25.6% 9th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 4.95 million number 2019 down 8.5% 20th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 4.33 million number 2019 up 19.2% 15th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 24.03 million number 2019 up 34.0% 9th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 14.36 2018 down 12.6% 32nd Government expenditure per student, primary 14.5% 2014 up 4.8% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 2.21 million number 2019 up 26.0% 15th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 2.1% 2018 up 15.6% 30th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 15.31 2018 down 2.5% 23rd Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 92.9% 2014 up 11.0% 3rd ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →