Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: East 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 AIMS: East Asia is 69.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 69.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1999.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 187th 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 AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.6% | — |
| 1999 | 57.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.5% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 59.2% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.6% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
- 184 Honduras 32.2% compare
- 185 Netherlands 30.6% compare
- 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.3% compare
- 187 Vanuatu 21.8% compare
- 188 Guatemala 17.7% compare
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (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 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 45.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: East Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: East Asia was 69.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1999.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release