Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 7.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 30.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 184th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.2% | — |
| 1997 | 27.7% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.5% | 30.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 7.4% 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 (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 184th 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 (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release