Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 86.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 97.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2013.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 96.9% | — |
| 1976 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 93.6% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 90.9% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 89.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 86.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 83.6% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.0% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 86.3% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2013.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 181st 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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