Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — East Asia & Pacific

Primary school enrollment in East Asia & Pacific in 2015 — 95.9%. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 5.2 pp.

2015 95.9% +0.2 pp vs 2014
World rank
Period maximum 95.9%2015
Period minimum 90.5%1997

Trend over time

1986–2015 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — East Asia & Pacific, 1986–201590929496198619891992199519982001200420072010201320151986: 90.7%1987: 93.3%1988: 94.5%1989: 95.5%1990: 94.4%1991: 94.9%1992: 94.9%1993: 94.2%1994: 93.3%1995: 92%1996: 91.2%1997: 90.5%1998: 92.3%1999: 94.2%2000: 94.4%2001: 94.4%2002: 94.4%2003: 94.4%2004: 94.5%2005: 94.4%2006: 94%2007: 95%2008: 95.1%2009: 95.4%2010: 95.5%2011: 95.7%2012: 95.7%2013: 95.5%2014: 95.7%2015: 95.9%
Change over the period: +5.2 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 95.9%
World 89.2%
Primary school enrollment — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 95.9 +0.2 pp
2014 95.7 +0.2 pp
2013 95.5 −0.2 pp
2012 95.7 −0 pp
2011 95.7 +0.2 pp
2010 95.5 +0.1 pp
2009 95.4 +0.3 pp
2008 95.1 +0.1 pp
2007 95 +1.1 pp
2006 94 −0.4 pp
2005 94.4 −0.1 pp
2004 94.5 +0.1 pp
2003 94.4 +0 pp
2002 94.4 −0.1 pp
2001 94.4 +0.1 pp
2000 94.4 +0.1 pp
1999 94.2 +1.9 pp
1998 92.3 +1.8 pp
1997 90.5 −0.7 pp
1996 91.2 −0.8 pp
1995 92 −1.3 pp
1994 93.3 −0.9 pp
1993 94.2 −0.7 pp
1992 94.9 −0.1 pp
1991 94.9 +0.6 pp
1990 94.4 −1.1 pp
1989 95.5 +1 pp
1988 94.5 +1.2 pp
1987 93.3 +2.5 pp
1986 90.7

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.