Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 62.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 62.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 66.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.6% | — |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 56.6% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 58.4% | 62.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.9% compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 97.8% compare
- 37 Sudan 97.7% compare
- 38 Mauritania 97.6% compare
- 39 India 97.4% compare
- 40 Nepal 97.4% compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 97.0% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 62.3% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in general 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. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.