Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia is 99.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 104.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1994.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70.5% | — |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 103.1% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 103.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 103.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 104.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 104.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 102.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 70.5% | 81.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 80.7% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 92.0% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.2% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 113.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release