Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.2%
in 1978
All-time low
83.3%
in 2013
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific recorded 86.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 95.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2013.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 177th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 93.1% | — |
| 1973 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 93.0% | 95.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 88.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 85.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 83.6% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.1% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (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 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2013.
- How does UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: East Asia and the 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release