Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 9.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 27.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 27.9% | — |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 24.5% | 27.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 9.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release