Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.9%
in 2024
All-time low
74.1%
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 95.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1984.
That places AIMS: East Asia 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.6% | — |
| 1971 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 78.1% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 82.5% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 84.3% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 85.5% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 81.6% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 79.1% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 76.1% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.6% | 74.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 74.1% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 79.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 84.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1984.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release