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 4.7% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 51.9% 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 9.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2022.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 156th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.9% | — |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.8% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% 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 4.5% in 2022.
- 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 156th out of 214 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 51.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release