Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.1% | — |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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