September 2nd, 2004
East Asia and the Pacific

The region is comprised of 26 countries. Below are the three measurable goals of the Education for All initiative and the countries that have met them:

Universal Primary Education: Australia, Fiji, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Niue, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Adult Literacy: Republic of Korea, Samoa, and Thailand.

Gender Parity: Australia, China, Fiji, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Niue, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.

Thirteen nations have a high chance of achieving all three goals by 2015.

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