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 33.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 33.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 53.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 52.2% | — |
| 1999 | 53.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 52.2% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 37.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 18 Liechtenstein 59.6% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 54.2% compare
- 20 Switzerland 52.7% compare
- 21 Belgium 51.9% compare
- 22 Romania 50.6% compare
- 23 Bulgaria 50.0% compare
- 24 Suriname 49.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 33.0% 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 53.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 21st 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 down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release