Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 31.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 43.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2024.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 28th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.5% | — |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 42.5% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 34.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 31.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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