Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 5.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 13.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 161st of 215 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.5% | — |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -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% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 158 Australia 0.4% compare
- 159 Denmark 0.4% compare
- 160 Croatia 0.4% compare
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 162 Cuba 0.3% compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 164 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 161st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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