Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 177th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +105.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -40.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 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) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release