Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Progression to secondary school was 96.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1988–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 96.6% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 96.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1988.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 40 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 66.4% | — |
| 1989 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 71.1% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 73.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 79.6% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 85.6% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | -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% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +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 | 66.6% | 66.4% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 71.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 86.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.9% | 96.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 United Arab Emirates 99.9% compare
- 9 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 10 Finland 99.9% compare
- 11 North Macedonia 99.9% compare
- 12 Argentina 99.9% compare
- 13 Estonia 99.8% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 99.8% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for progression to secondary school?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).