Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 100.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 100.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 1999.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 96.3% | — |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 100.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 96.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.3% | 100.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 100.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 1999.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.