Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 3.10 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia stood at 3.10 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 8.88 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 21st 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 8.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.66 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.19 million | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.60 million | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 7.13 million | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.81 million | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.37 million | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.85 million | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 5.31 million | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.89 million | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.69 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.43 million | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 4.12 million | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.96 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.39 million | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 4.05 million | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.75 million | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.62 million | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.48 million | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.33 million | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.24 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.17 million | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 3.10 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.37 million | 5.31 million | 8.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 million | 3.75 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 million | 3.10 million | 3.62 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 3.10 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 21st 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: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: South-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