Education in SDG: Eastern Asia

500 indicators covering education for SDG: Eastern Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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 — 203rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 — 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 — 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
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 45.3% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 832,967 2024 up 79.6% 41st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 345,382 2024 up 101.8% 47th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 487,584 2024 up 66.6% 36th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 200.9% 97th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 393.0% 121st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 61.2% 54th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.4% 2023 up 77.9% 77th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1,163 2023 down 15.0% 155th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 27.28 million 2024 up 39.1% 26th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 12.87 million 2024 up 28.8% 26th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1.12 million 2022 up 241.3% 65th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 14.41 million 2024 up 49.8% 26th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 561,651 2022 up 230.5% 63rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 558,724 2022 up 252.9% 67th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 1.65 million 2025 up 30.3% 22nd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 2.58 million 2025 up 30.6% 20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.1% 2025 up 24.0% 35th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.4% 2025 up 33.3% 30th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 612,258 2023 up 88.2% 55th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 9.4% 197th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2023 up 19.0% 185th