School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary was 78.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 78.5%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 78.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.0% | — |
| 1999 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7% | 61.0% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 63.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 74.0% | 78.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 11 New Zealand 96.9% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% compare
- 13 Oman 96.2% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 96.1% compare
- 15 Finland 96.1% compare
- 16 Georgia 95.9% compare
- 17 Slovenia 95.7% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 78.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.