Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 81.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
81.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.1%
in 1978
All-time low
77.9%
in 2013
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 98.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2013.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 200th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 97.2% | — |
| 1976 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 96.8% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 93.0% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 91.9% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 87.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 92.8% | 89.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 81.8% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 77.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.5% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Eastern Asia was 81.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 200th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release