Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 94.8%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 96.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.0% | — |
| 2000 | 91.3% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.6% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release