Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 94.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 94.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 94.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67.2% | — |
| 1995 | 70.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 67.2% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 75.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 88.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118.6% compare
- 16 Portugal 117.0% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 116.9% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.6% compare
- 19 Mauritius 116.4% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 116.3% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 112.0% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 94.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.