Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 7.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 25.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2025.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 28th 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 13.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33.0% compare
- 26 Mozambique 32.0% compare
- 27 Suriname 31.9% compare
- 28 Lebanon 30.5% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 29.4% compare
- 30 Lesotho 28.7% compare
- 31 Togo 28.2% compare
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 7.4% 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 28th 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: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release