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 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.4%
in 2024
All-time low
85.8%
in 1996
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 96.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% 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 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 1996.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.2% | — |
| 1971 | 95.0% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 88.6% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 87.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8% | 93.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 87.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.8% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 88.7% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.8% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 42 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 43 Oman 99.9% compare
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 96.4% 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 96.4% in 2024.
- 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 85.8% in 1996.
- 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 40th 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 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release