Education in Eastern Asia 14 indicators covering education for Eastern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% 2023 down 18.0% 14th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 10.6% 2025 down 12.1% 35th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8742 ratio 2024 down 0.6% 16th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 28.9% 2024 down 0.6% 20th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.8% 2024 up 0.8% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 ratio 2024 up 0.9% 6th Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.4% 2024 down 0.4% 8th Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 97.6% 2024 up 1.4% 9th Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 94.9% 2024 up 2.5% 5th Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 97.0% 2024 up 0.9% 9th Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 97.5% 2024 down 0.1% 7th Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 94.5% 2024 up 5.7% 5th Youth/adult literacy rate 99.7% 2024 up 0.1% 3rd Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 ratio 2024 unchanged 3rd