Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 6.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 4.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release