Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
90.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.0%
in 2023
All-time low
72.1%
in 1996
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 72.1 %1997: 73.4 %1998: 74 %1999: 75.5 %2000: 77.5 %2001: 79.4 %2002: 81.1 %2003: 82 %2004: 82.8 %2005: 83.4 %2006: 84 %2007: 84.3 %2008: 84.9 %2009: 85.3 %2010: 85.7 %2011: 87 %2012: 88.1 %2013: 89 %2014: 89 %2015: 89 %2016: 88.9 %2017: 89 %2018: 89.3 %2019: 89.6 %2020: 89.9 %2021: 90.1 %2022: 90.6 %2023: 91 %2024: 90.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 90.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1996.

That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1996 to 2024.
Year % Change
1996 72.1%
1997 73.4% +1.8%
1998 74.0% +0.8%
1999 75.5% +2.1%
2000 77.5% +2.5%
2001 79.4% +2.5%
2002 81.1% +2.1%
2003 82.0% +1.2%
2004 82.8% +1.0%
2005 83.4% +0.8%
2006 84.0% +0.6%
2007 84.3% +0.4%
2008 84.9% +0.7%
2009 85.3% +0.5%
2010 85.7% +0.4%
2011 87.0% +1.6%
2012 88.1% +1.3%
2013 89.0% +1.0%
2014 89.0% -0.0%
2015 89.0% -0.0%
2016 88.9% -0.2%
2017 89.0% +0.1%
2018 89.3% +0.3%
2019 89.6% +0.4%
2020 89.9% +0.3%
2021 90.1% +0.3%
2022 90.6% +0.5%
2023 91.0% +0.4%
2024 90.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.8% 72.1% 75.5% 4
2000s 82.5% 77.5% 85.3% 10
2010s 88.5% 85.7% 89.6% 10
2020s 90.5% 89.9% 91.0% 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

  1. 36 Yemen 99.4% compare
  2. 37 Myanmar 99.3% compare
  3. 38 Mauritania 99.2% compare
  4. 39 Oman 99.1% compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1996.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release