Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 84.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 85.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1994.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.2% | — |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 27.2% | 37.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 37.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 69.7% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 79.1% | 85.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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