Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 7.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. 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 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 18.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 172nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.7% | — |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 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 91.26 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) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 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 8.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 172nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & 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