Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 19.0%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 44.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2019.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 20.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 13.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 13.6% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 19.0% 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 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, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release