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 86.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.1%
in 1978
All-time low
83.5%
in 2013
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia stood at 86.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 96.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2013.
That places AIMS: East Asia 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 94.6% | — |
| 1973 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.1% | 94.3% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 86.1% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 84.0% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (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 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% 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 83.5% in 2013.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 175th 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 2.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release