Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 31.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 45.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2024.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 27th 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 the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.2% | — |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.2% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 35.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.7% | 32.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 31.7% 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 27th 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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