Education in SDG: Eastern Asia 462 indicators covering education for SDG: Eastern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.0% 2024 up 7.7% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 99.7% 2024 up 3.2% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.6% 2024 up 6.6% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 49th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.9% 2023 down 28.6% 165th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 46.4% 170th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 1.8% 2023 down 15.4% 191st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 28.10 million 2024 down 32.5% 113th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.95 years 2024 up 3.3% 76th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.6% 2024 up 3.2% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 98.9% 2024 up 3.1% 85th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 47.59 million 2024 down 23.0% 96th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 10.03 million 2024 down 32.7% 131st School age population, early childhood education, male 25.14 million 2024 down 24.0% 96th School age population, early childhood education, female 22.45 million 2024 down 21.8% 99th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 38.13 million 2024 down 32.5% 114th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 74.0% 2024 unchanged 10th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 91.1% 2024 up 3.4% 39th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 13,998 2022 down 69.7% 201st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.88 years 2024 up 3.3% 79th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.04 years 2024 up 3.3% 42nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 92.4% 2024 up 2.1% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2024 down 2.3% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 90.0% 2024 up 4.7% 43rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 β 203rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 β 203rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 91.1% 2023 up 18.1% 40th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 64.3% 2024 up 7.8% 194th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 β 203rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 35.7% 2024 down 11.5% 27th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 4.23 million 2025 up 30.5% 21st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.7% 2025 up 27.6% 35th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 61.1% 2024 up 6.2% 190th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 68.0% 2024 up 9.6% 197th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 38.9% 2024 down 8.4% 31st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 32.0% 2024 down 15.7% 24th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4.60 million 2024 up 13.9% 42nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 5,585 2022 down 60.5% 200th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 136,666 2023 up 12.8% 42nd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 3.83 million 2024 up 18.9% 43rd Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.3% 2023 down 18.0% 34th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 8,413 2022 down 73.8% 200th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2.79 million 2024 up 34.2% 38th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 60.7% 2024 up 17.9% 79th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1.81 million 2024 down 7.7% 42nd Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 55.1% 2024 up 16.2% 78th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.11 million 2024 up 38.2% 44th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1.72 million 2024 up 1.6% 44th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 93.2% 2023 up 19.1% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 89.3% 2023 up 17.2% 37th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6,185 2023 up 133.3% 86th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 700,431 2023 up 25.2% 51st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 72,359 2023 up 282.9% 112th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.26 million 2023 up 38.1% 44th β Previous Page 4 of 8 Next β