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

Latest (2025)
2.27 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
20th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.79 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.16 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201220252000: 3.8M2001: 3.2M2002: 2.8M2003: 2.5M2004: 2.4M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.7M2007: 3.0M2008: 3.0M2009: 3.0M2010: 2.9M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.0M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.2M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.9M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.2M2023: 2.2M2024: 2.3M2025: 2.3M

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Mali 395,571 compare
  2. 18 Mexico 357,609 compare
  3. 19 Malawi 302,683 compare
  4. 20 Mozambique 276,281 compare
  5. 21 Angola 275,497 compare
  6. 22 Egypt 257,723 compare
  7. 23 Iraq 254,737 compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,532 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release