Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 38.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 38.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 48.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2005.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 1999 | 47.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 42.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 38.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2005.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.