School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School enrollment, secondary was 78.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 78.9% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 79.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.0% | — |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 62.0% | 63.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 63.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 74.6% | 79.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 97.1% compare
- 10 Spain 96.9% compare
- 11 New Zealand 96.9% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% compare
- 13 Oman 96.2% compare
- 14 Hong Kong 96.1% 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 school enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific?
- School enrollment, secondary in East Asia & Pacific was 78.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 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.