Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 22.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 46.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2025.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 22.1% | 29.4% | 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, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 22.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release