Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 9.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 9.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 23.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.1% | — |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 25 Iraq 28.1% compare
- 26 Laos 27.6% compare
- 27 Togo 21.4% compare
- 28 Myanmar 21.0% compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 19.6% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 19.6% compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 19.6% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 9.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.