Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 5.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 13.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
That places AIMS: East Asia 160th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.6% | — |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.5% | 13.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 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 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 45.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 160th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release