Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
84.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.7%
in 1978
All-time low
82.1%
in 2013
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia is 84.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 95.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2013.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.3% | — |
| 1971 | 93.9% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.3% | 91.3% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.8% | 89.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 86.1% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 83.9% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.1% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.3% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
- 183 Angola 77.5% compare
- 184 Martinique 76.7% compare
- 185 Cuba 75.9% compare
- 186 Uruguay 75.1% compare
- 187 Guatemala 73.5% compare
- 188 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73.3% compare
- 189 Costa Rica 73.3% compare
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 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 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2013.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release