Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 94.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1984.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 58th 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 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 73.0% | — |
| 1976 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 64.9% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 59.3% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 52.1% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 45.5% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 42.8% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.2% | 59.3% | 73.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 42.6% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 52.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 65.0% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 86.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1984.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release