Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.27 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 2.27 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 3.79 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.16 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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.79 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.16 million | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 2.52 million | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.42 million | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.71 million | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 3.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.99 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.91 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.57 million | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.20 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.27 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.42 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million | 1.16 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million | 1.86 million | 2.27 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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 2.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2016.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release