Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 22.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.4% | — |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 10.5% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 27 Myanmar 19.8% compare
- 28 Cayman Islands 18.2% compare
- 29 Malawi 18.1% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 17.2% compare
- 31 El Salvador 17.2% compare
- 32 Jamaica 17.0% compare
- 33 Moldova 16.5% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in East Asia & Pacific was 8.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.