Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific recorded 0.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +89.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +48.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: East Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release