Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0571 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0571 units per person, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0674 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per person, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0266 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0318 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0357 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0391 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0376 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0391 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0455 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 0.056 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0631 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0614 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0565 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0534 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0485 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0462 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.046 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0469 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0481 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.048 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0462 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0437 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0434 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0443 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0443 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0463 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.049 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0515 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0535 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0554 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0577 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0599 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0626 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0658 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0674 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0669 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0664 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0663 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0643 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0633 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0618 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0608 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0598 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0583 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0573 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0569 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.056 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0561 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0571 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0631 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0485 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | 0.0565 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0434 units per person | 0.0554 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0577 units per person | 0.0674 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 28 Comoros 0.0955 units per person compare
- 29 Togo 0.0954 units per person compare
- 30 Eswatini 0.0952 units per person compare
- 31 Albania 0.0952 units per person compare
- 32 Ecuador 0.0951 units per person compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0941 units per person compare
- 34 India 0.0938 units per person compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 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, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- 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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0571 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0674 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per person in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.