Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 7.4%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2015.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 29th 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and 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, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- 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, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release