Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
90.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.6%
in 2024
All-time low
37.5%
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 90.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 90.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1984.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 78th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975 to 2024.
Year % Change
1975 53.8%
1976 55.8% +3.7%
1977 56.7% +1.5%
1978 54.1% -4.6%
1979 50.4% -6.8%
1980 45.0% -10.7%
1981 42.8% -4.9%
1982 39.7% -7.2%
1983 38.8% -2.3%
1984 37.5% -3.2%
1985 38.9% +3.7%
1986 40.5% +3.9%
1987 42.8% +5.7%
1988 44.6% +4.3%
1989 45.3% +1.5%
1990 45.5% +0.4%
1991 47.4% +4.1%
1992 49.3% +4.1%
1993 51.1% +3.5%
1994 50.9% -0.2%
1995 52.6% +3.3%
1996 55.3% +5.1%
1997 57.5% +3.9%
1998 58.6% +2.0%
1999 59.5% +1.4%
2000 60.1% +1.0%
2001 61.9% +3.1%
2002 62.7% +1.2%
2003 63.9% +2.1%
2004 66.1% +3.4%
2005 67.7% +2.4%
2006 70.3% +3.8%
2007 73.7% +4.9%
2008 76.2% +3.3%
2009 79.9% +4.9%
2010 82.4% +3.1%
2011 83.7% +1.6%
2012 83.9% +0.2%
2013 84.9% +1.2%
2014 84.0% -1.1%
2015 84.2% +0.3%
2016 83.5% -0.8%
2017 83.9% +0.4%
2018 84.7% +0.9%
2019 86.5% +2.2%
2020 87.8% +1.5%
2021 88.7% +1.0%
2022 89.4% +0.9%
2023 90.3% +0.9%
2024 90.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 54.2% 50.4% 56.7% 5
1980s 41.6% 37.5% 45.3% 10
1990s 52.8% 45.5% 59.5% 10
2000s 68.3% 60.1% 79.9% 10
2010s 84.2% 82.4% 86.5% 10
2020s 89.3% 87.8% 90.6% 5

Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

  1. 75 Fiji 97.0% compare
  2. 76 Cook Islands 96.9% compare
  3. 77 Korea 96.6% compare
  4. 78 Palau 96.6% compare
  5. 79 Mexico 96.4% compare
  6. 80 United States of America 96.4% compare
  7. 81 Viet Nam 96.2% compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1984.
How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,762 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release