Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1989.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 22nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 56.6% | — |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 56.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 72.4% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.3% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 93.2% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 22nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release