Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 23.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia is 23.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 46.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2025.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.2% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 23.5% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 23.5% 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 28th 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: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: South-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