Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia is 94.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1984.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 69.8% | — |
| 1976 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 68.1% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 62.4% | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 46.2% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 41.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 45.9% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 56.6% | 70.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 38.7% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 47.9% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 62.9% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.9% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.7% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release