Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 9.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.91 million number
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
51.48 million number
in 1985
All-time low
9.91 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2019

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 9.91 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 51.48 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.91 million number, in 2019.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 28.30 million number
1971 25.75 million number -9.0%
1972 24.98 million number -3.0%
1973 23.29 million number -6.8%
1974 25.78 million number +10.7%
1975 25.68 million number -0.4%
1976 24.67 million number -3.9%
1977 27.29 million number +10.6%
1978 32.88 million number +20.5%
1979 35.01 million number +6.5%
1980 39.09 million number +11.7%
1981 42.48 million number +8.7%
1982 46.79 million number +10.1%
1983 49.65 million number +6.1%
1984 51.32 million number +3.3%
1985 51.48 million number +0.3%
1986 50.90 million number -1.1%
1987 48.94 million number -3.9%
1988 48.19 million number -1.5%
1989 47.48 million number -1.5%
1990 46.59 million number -1.9%
1991 44.22 million number -5.1%
1992 41.10 million number -7.0%
1993 38.54 million number -6.2%
1994 36.83 million number -4.4%
1995 34.79 million number -5.5%
1996 32.49 million number -6.6%
1997 31.94 million number -1.7%
1998 31.78 million number -0.5%
1999 32.07 million number +0.9%
2000 32.35 million number +0.9%
2001 32.70 million number +1.1%
2002 31.77 million number -2.8%
2003 29.87 million number -6.0%
2004 27.91 million number -6.6%
2005 26.81 million number -4.0%
2006 24.88 million number -7.2%
2007 20.99 million number -15.6%
2008 18.72 million number -10.8%
2009 16.14 million number -13.8%
2010 14.45 million number -10.4%
2011 13.19 million number -8.7%
2012 12.89 million number -2.3%
2013 12.73 million number -1.2%
2014 12.28 million number -3.5%
2015 11.86 million number -3.5%
2016 11.31 million number -4.6%
2017 10.73 million number -5.1%
2018 10.26 million number -4.5%
2019 9.91 million number -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.36 million number 23.29 million number 35.01 million number 10
1980s 47.63 million number 39.09 million number 51.48 million number 10
1990s 37.04 million number 31.78 million number 46.59 million number 10
2000s 26.21 million number 16.14 million number 32.70 million number 10
2010s 11.96 million number 9.91 million number 14.45 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  2. 20 Iran 544,043 number compare
  3. 21 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  4. 22 Cambodia 415,356 number compare
  5. 23 South Africa 411,263 number compare
  6. 24 Morocco 362,544 number compare
  7. 25 Malaysia 344,140 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 9.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 51.48 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.91 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/