Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 10.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2022.
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 151st of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 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) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 5.0% 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 and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 151st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release