Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 9.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 9.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 22.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.5% | — |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 23 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
- 24 Yemen 22.6% compare
- 25 Myanmar 22.1% compare
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 21.8% compare
- 27 Lesotho 21.5% compare
- 28 Cayman Islands 21.0% compare
- 29 Tunisia 19.0%
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, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific was 9.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.