Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.5%
in 2024
All-time low
37.7%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 95.5%. 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 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.7% | — |
| 1971 | 42.5% | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 62.2% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 53.0% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 46.3% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 49.9% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 37.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 37.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 47.4% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 63.5% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.3% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.5% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release