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 10.6% 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 10.6%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% 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 25.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, 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 | 25.7% | — |
| 1997 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (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 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 10.6% 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 25.7% 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 10.5% 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 13.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release