Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 69.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.5% | — |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.5% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 58.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 62.6% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 69.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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