Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia is 91.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1994.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 35.2% | — |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 35.2% | 42.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 43.2% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 80.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 86.3% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (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 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release