Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.6%
in 2023
All-time low
86.6%
in 1997
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 95.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 95.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 1997.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 37th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.5% | — |
| 1971 | 92.8% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 89.5% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 87.8% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.4% | 87.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.6% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 95.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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