Progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Progression to secondary school, male was 97.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific stood at 97.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 97.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 82.1% | — |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 82.1% | 88.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 88.1% | 96.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.9% | 97.1% | 6 |
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Progression to secondary school, male in East Asia & Pacific was 97.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).