Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 48.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 48.0% for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 48.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 39.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 45.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 48.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 8 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release