Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 25.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2025.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 26th 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, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 42.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 25.5% | 34.1% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2025.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release