Gender in East Asia & Pacific 17 indicators covering gender for East Asia & Pacific. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 572.12 million 2025 up 4.7% 7th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person 2025 up 0.7% 1st Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.4% 31st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year 2025 down 36.4% 37th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.7% 5th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% 2025 down 2.3% 43rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years 2019 up 15.7% 16th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years 2019 up 11.3% 16th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% 2025 up 29.2% 38th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% 2016 up 15.0% 14th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% 2016 down 17.0% 14th Literacy rate, adult female 95.3% 2024 up 2.4% 9th Female migrants 41.4% 2020 down 3.2% 45th Rural population, female 21.1% 2015 down 18.6% 32nd Rural population, male 22.1% 2015 down 18.8% 31st Urban population, female 28.0% 2015 up 20.7% 16th Urban population, male 28.8% 2015 up 21.7% 17th