Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 93.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 93.8%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 94.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 21st 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.1% | — |
| 1995 | 74.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 78.7% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 71.1% | 80.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 77.3% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 87.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 93.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.