Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 6.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 14.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 29th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 26 Lesotho 32.3% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 31.3% compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 30.8% compare
- 29 Mauritania 30.3% compare
- 30 Tunisia 30.2%
- 31 Comoros 28.3% compare
- 32 Mozambique 28.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 6.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release