Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 64.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 65.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1999.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.6% | — |
| 1999 | 54.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.2% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 56.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 58.4% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.6% | 64.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 64.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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