Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 18.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 171st of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.7% | — |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.3% | 18.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 168 San Marino 0.2% compare
- 169 Korea 0.2% compare
- 170 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 171 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 172 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 173 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 174 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 174 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 174 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 174 Iceland 0.0%
- 174 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 174 Malaysia 0.0%
- 174 Niue 0.0% compare
- 174 Norway 0.0% compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 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) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 7.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 171st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release