Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 34.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 42.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2005.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 35th 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 and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.8% | — |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 41.8% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 33.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 35.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.8% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 34.8% 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 and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 35th 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 and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release