Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 2.94 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.94 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
23rd
of 39 groups
All-time high
9.21 million
in 2000
All-time low
2.67 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 2.94 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 9.21 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 2019.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.21 million | — |
| 2001 | 8.20 million | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 7.32 million | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 6.64 million | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 6.04 million | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 5.54 million | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.02 million | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 4.56 million | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 4.27 million | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.09 million | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.87 million | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.57 million | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.39 million | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.15 million | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.96 million | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.82 million | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.67 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.94 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 million | 4.09 million | 9.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 million | 2.67 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million | 2.67 million | 2.94 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 2.94 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 2019.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release