Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 6.88 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 6.88 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 11.71 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.88 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 22nd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.35 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.53 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.98 million | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.51 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.31 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.84 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.43 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.97 million | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.70 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.52 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.28 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.73 million | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 7.44 million | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.18 million | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 8.44 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.09 million | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 7.70 million | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.54 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 7.26 million | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 6.88 million | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.11 million | 10.27 million | 11.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 million | 7.44 million | 9.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 million | 6.88 million | 8.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 6.88 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release