Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — East Asia & Pacific

Tertiary education enrollment in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 63.3%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 53.8 pp.

2024 63.3% +1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 63.3%2024
Period minimum 3%1971

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — East Asia & Pacific, 1970–202402040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 9.5%1971: 3%1972: 3.1%1973: 3.1%1974: 3.4%1975: 3.6%1976: 3.9%1977: 4.1%1978: 4.5%1979: 5.1%1980: 5.7%1981: 6.3%1982: 6.4%1983: 6.4%1984: 6.5%1985: 6.5%1986: 6.9%1987: 7.9%1988: 7.3%1989: 8%1990: 7.5%1991: 8.1%1992: 8.3%1993: 9.5%1994: 10.3%1995: 10.8%1996: 12.6%1997: 14%1998: 14.2%1999: 15.1%2000: 16.6%2001: 17.5%2002: 19.1%2003: 20.8%2004: 22.3%2005: 23.5%2006: 24.7%2007: 25.5%2008: 26.2%2009: 27.4%2010: 29%2011: 30.5%2012: 32.6%2013: 35%2014: 41.9%2015: 44.3%2016: 45.9%2017: 46.6%2018: 47.4%2019: 49.5%2020: 52.7%2021: 56.1%2022: 59.3%2023: 61.9%2024: 63.3%
Change over the period: +53.8 pp Annual average: 1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

East Asia & Pacific 63.3%
World 43.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 63.3 +1.4 pp
2023 61.9 +2.6 pp
2022 59.3 +3.2 pp
2021 56.1 +3.4 pp
2020 52.7 +3.2 pp
2019 49.5 +2.1 pp
2018 47.4 +0.8 pp
2017 46.6 +0.6 pp
2016 45.9 +1.7 pp
2015 44.3 +2.4 pp
2014 41.9 +6.9 pp
2013 35 +2.4 pp
2012 32.6 +2.1 pp
2011 30.5 +1.5 pp
2010 29 +1.6 pp
2009 27.4 +1.2 pp
2008 26.2 +0.7 pp
2007 25.5 +0.9 pp
2006 24.7 +1.2 pp
2005 23.5 +1.2 pp
2004 22.3 +1.5 pp
2003 20.8 +1.7 pp
2002 19.1 +1.6 pp
2001 17.5 +0.9 pp
2000 16.6 +1.5 pp
1999 15.1 +0.9 pp
1998 14.2 +0.2 pp
1997 14 +1.5 pp
1996 12.6 +1.7 pp
1995 10.8 +0.6 pp
1994 10.3 +0.7 pp
1993 9.5 +1.2 pp
1992 8.3 +0.1 pp
1991 8.1 +0.7 pp
1990 7.5 −0.5 pp
1989 8 +0.8 pp
1988 7.3 −0.6 pp
1987 7.9 +1 pp
1986 6.9 +0.3 pp
1985 6.5 +0.1 pp
1984 6.5 +0.1 pp
1983 6.4 −0 pp
1982 6.4 +0.2 pp
1981 6.3 +0.6 pp
1980 5.7 +0.6 pp
1979 5.1 +0.5 pp
1978 4.5 +0.4 pp
1977 4.1 +0.2 pp
1976 3.9 +0.3 pp
1975 3.6 +0.2 pp
1974 3.4 +0.2 pp
1973 3.1 +0.1 pp
1972 3.1 +0.1 pp
1971 3 −6.6 pp
1970 9.5

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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