Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 64.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 65.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 194th 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.3% | — |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 54.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.8% | 64.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia was 64.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release