Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0752 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0752 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0768 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 units per person, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0307 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0328 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0367 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0403 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.039 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0407 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0474 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0579 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.065 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0634 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0587 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0558 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0507 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0499 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.048 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0496 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0511 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0529 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0529 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0513 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.049 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0502 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0506 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0532 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0565 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0594 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0618 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0641 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0661 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0685 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0708 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0736 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0756 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0757 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0759 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0768 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.076 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0746 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.072 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0715 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0694 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0683 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0668 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0671 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0681 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.069 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.07 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0714 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0729 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0752 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0521 units per person | 0.048 units per person | 0.0587 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0543 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0735 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | 0.0768 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.07 units per person | 0.0668 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0728 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 0.0752 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 27 Guam 0.1179 units per person compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 0.1177 units per person compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.1151 units per person compare
- 30 Togo 0.1113 units per person compare
- 31 Cape Verde 0.1074 units per person compare
- 32 Mexico 0.1069 units per person compare
- 33 New Zealand 0.1063 units per person compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0752 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0768 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 units per person in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.