Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 100.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 100.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 100.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 92.9% | — |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 92.9% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 94.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.3% | 100.5% | 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, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 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, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 100.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.