Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) stood at 68.3%. 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 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1999.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.7% | — |
| 1999 | 54.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 54.3% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 56.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 61.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.5% | 68.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 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 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 68.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1999.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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