Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
84.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.9%
in 1978
All-time low
81.8%
in 2013
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 84.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 94.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2013.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.7% | — |
| 1971 | 92.4% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.2% | 90.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 88.6% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 83.5% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.2% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 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 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (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 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2013.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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