Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 7.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 19.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 174th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.5% | — |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -34.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 7.1% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- 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 the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 7.1% 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 174th 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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