Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 32.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. 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 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 47.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2024.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 23rd 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.8% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.8% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 35.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.1% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 32.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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