School enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary, male was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 90.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 90.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1984.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 53.8% | — |
| 1976 | 55.8% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 54.1% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 50.4% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 42.8% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 39.7% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 42.8% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 49.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.2% | 50.4% | 56.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 37.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 45.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 60.1% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 82.4% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 87.8% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- 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, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 90.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1984.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.