Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 3.99 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia stood at 3.99 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 6.78 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 21st 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.45 million | — |
| 2001 | 6.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.78 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.57 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.37 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.27 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.94 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.69 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.38 million | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.15 million | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.96 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.57 million | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.46 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 5.02 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.76 million | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.57 million | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 4.28 million | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 3.99 million | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.52 million | 6.21 million | 6.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 million | 4.46 million | 5.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.60 million | 3.99 million | 5.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 3.99 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release