Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 32.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 49.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.4% | — |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.4% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 36.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 32.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia was 32.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release