Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 35.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: 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 Asia stood at 35.7%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 48.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2005.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 27th 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.7% | — |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 46.7% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 34.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 36.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.7% | 37.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Eastern Asia was 35.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Eastern Asia 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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