Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 9.93 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 9.93 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 9.93 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.15 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 2.71 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 3.01 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 3.79 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 4.71 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 5.37 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 5.32 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 4.82 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.46 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 4.47 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.36 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.59 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 4.8 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 5.05 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.15 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 5.08 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.92 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.98 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.12 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.27 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.39 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.74 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 6.17 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 6.57 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 6.92 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 7.25 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.53 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.87 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8.21 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.91 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.99 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.09 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.27 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.24 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.26 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.21 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.16 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.04 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.05 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.85 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.78 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.65 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.76 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.95 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.12 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.3 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.71 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.93 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.56 units per square kilometre | 2.15 units per square kilometre | 5.37 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.78 units per square kilometre | 4.36 units per square kilometre | 5.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.83 units per square kilometre | 4.92 units per square kilometre | 7.25 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7 units per square kilometre | 7.53 units per square kilometre | 9.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 units per square kilometre | 8.65 units per square kilometre | 9.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 units per square kilometre | 9.3 units per square kilometre | 9.93 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 3 Hong Kong, China 317.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Gibraltar 242.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Singapore 228.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 144.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 137.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bangladesh 120.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Maldives 110.75 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 9.93 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.