Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 7.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 19.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 173rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 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% | -13.2% |
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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- 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 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 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 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 173rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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