Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 44.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 32nd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 18.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 9.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.9% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 29 Afghanistan 54.5% compare
- 30 Iraq 52.1% compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 50.2% compare
- 32 Cambodia 48.9% compare
- 33 Tuvalu 48.1% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 48.0% compare
- 35 El Salvador 47.9% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 15.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release