Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Progression to secondary school was 96.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific, 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 is 96.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 96.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1988.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 69.3% | — |
| 1989 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.6% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 78.9% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.5% | 69.3% | 69.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 73.6% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 87.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.2% | 96.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Hong Kong 99.9% compare
- 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
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific?
- Progression to secondary school in East Asia & Pacific was 96.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for progression to secondary school?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 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).