Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Progression to secondary school was 96.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1988–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 96.6%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 96.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1988.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 66.5% | — |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 85.7% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.8% | 66.5% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 71.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 86.9% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.9% | 96.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 96.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for progression to secondary school?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 (%). 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).