Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 35.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) stood at 35.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 45.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2005.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 25th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.5% | — |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 34.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 37.0% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.9% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 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 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 35.9% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2005.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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