Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 7.39 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia is 7.39 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 13.21 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.39 million, in 2025.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 21st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.96 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.64 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.19 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.91 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.16 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.65 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.11 million | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 9.72 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.39 million | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.04 million | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.57 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 8.28 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.03 million | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 9.32 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.24 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.65 million | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.30 million | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 7.88 million | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 7.39 million | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.70 million | 11.73 million | 13.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.53 million | 8.28 million | 11.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 million | 7.39 million | 9.24 million | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 7.39 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 SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.39 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 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