Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 94.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific is 94.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.7% | — |
| 1995 | 76.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 73.7% | 81.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 78.9% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific was 94.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.