Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia is 63.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 64.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.5% | — |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 50.9% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 56.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.7% | 63.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia was 63.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 201st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release