Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 39.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 50.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2005.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.1% | — |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.1% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 33.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.9% | 42.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Eastern Asia was 39.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2005.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release