Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 26.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 16.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 24 Bangladesh 34.1% compare
- 25 Mauritania 33.6% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 32.1% compare
- 27 Eritrea 32.0% compare
- 28 Guatemala 31.4% compare
- 29 Comoros 31.2% compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 29.7% compare
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 7.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release