Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-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 and South-eastern Asia stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 42.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2024.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.3% | — |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 33.6% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 31.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 33 Germany 38.8% compare
- 34 Italy 38.6% compare
- 35 Egypt 38.4% compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.0% compare
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 30.6% 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 and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th 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 and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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