Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 3.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 4.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 3.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release