Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 5.85 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.85 million
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
19th
of 39 groups
All-time high
16.61 million
in 2000
All-time low
3.81 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 5.85 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 16.61 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.81 million, in 2019.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 19th 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, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.61 million | — |
| 2001 | 14.88 million | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 13.28 million | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 11.63 million | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 10.43 million | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 9.47 million | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 8.72 million | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 8.28 million | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.12 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.53 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.39 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.19 million | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.87 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.14 million | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.95 million | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 4.91 million | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.39 million | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 4.04 million | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.81 million | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.87 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.17 million | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.64 million | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 5.23 million | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 5.66 million | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 5.85 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.97 million | 8.12 million | 16.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 million | 3.81 million | 8.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 million | 3.87 million | 5.85 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 16 Philippines 556,418 compare
- 17 Afghanistan 551,881 compare
- 18 Ghana 532,282 compare
- 19 Senegal 530,190 compare
- 20 Chad 507,671 compare
- 21 Burundi 496,731 compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 496,302 compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 5.85 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.61 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 million in 2019.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release