Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 3.73 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 3.73 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 7.91 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 2016.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.91 million | — |
| 2001 | 6.45 million | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 5.40 million | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 4.75 million | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 4.47 million | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.82 million | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.15 million | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.72 million | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.47 million | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.90 million | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 2.40 million | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 3.41 million | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 3.59 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.71 million | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 3.73 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.32 million | 4.47 million | 7.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million | 1.59 million | 4.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.50 million | 2.95 million | 3.73 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 3.73 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2016.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release