Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 99.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 104.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.4% | — |
| 1995 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 103.0% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 103.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 103.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 104.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 102.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 73.4% | 82.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 81.8% | 103.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 92.6% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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