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 68.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 68.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 68.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1999.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 197th 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.6% | — |
| 1999 | 50.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 50.9% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 53.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 59.9% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 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 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 197th 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 9.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release