Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
83.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.7%
in 1978
All-time low
80.3%
in 2013
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 94.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2013.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 188th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 93.1% | — |
| 1974 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 88.7% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 85.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 83.4% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 80.3% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.4% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 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) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release