School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, secondary was 78.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 78.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 78.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.6% | — |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 60.6% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 62.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.8% | 78.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (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)
- Primary education, teachers 10.06 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 0.5327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 78.3% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 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.