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 67.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 67.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1999.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 201st 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.8% | — |
| 1999 | 46.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.2% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 49.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 58.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.9% | 67.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.77 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 67.0% 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 67.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% 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 10.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release