Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 10.52 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.52 million number
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
54.13 million number
in 1985
All-time low
10.52 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, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 10.52 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 54.13 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.52 million number, in 2019.

That places East Asia & Pacific 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 31.79 million number
1971 29.92 million number -5.9%
1972 29.06 million number -2.9%
1973 27.20 million number -6.4%
1974 29.57 million number +8.7%
1975 29.27 million number -1.0%
1976 28.10 million number -4.0%
1977 30.74 million number +9.4%
1978 36.23 million number +17.9%
1979 38.14 million number +5.3%
1980 42.08 million number +10.3%
1981 45.31 million number +7.7%
1982 49.37 million number +9.0%
1983 52.23 million number +5.8%
1984 54.02 million number +3.4%
1985 54.13 million number +0.2%
1986 53.55 million number -1.1%
1987 51.44 million number -3.9%
1988 50.76 million number -1.3%
1989 50.18 million number -1.1%
1990 49.14 million number -2.1%
1991 46.74 million number -4.9%
1992 43.54 million number -6.8%
1993 40.71 million number -6.5%
1994 38.84 million number -4.6%
1995 36.68 million number -5.5%
1996 34.24 million number -6.7%
1997 33.66 million number -1.7%
1998 33.46 million number -0.6%
1999 33.73 million number +0.8%
2000 33.97 million number +0.7%
2001 34.25 million number +0.8%
2002 33.20 million number -3.0%
2003 31.13 million number -6.3%
2004 29.05 million number -6.7%
2005 27.94 million number -3.8%
2006 25.99 million number -7.0%
2007 22.04 million number -15.2%
2008 19.75 million number -10.4%
2009 17.08 million number -13.5%
2010 15.34 million number -10.2%
2011 14.04 million number -8.5%
2012 13.64 million number -2.8%
2013 13.48 million number -1.2%
2014 12.99 million number -3.7%
2015 12.52 million number -3.6%
2016 11.93 million number -4.7%
2017 11.35 million number -4.9%
2018 10.87 million number -4.2%
2019 10.52 million number -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31.00 million number 27.20 million number 38.14 million number 10
1980s 50.31 million number 42.08 million number 54.13 million number 10
1990s 39.07 million number 33.46 million number 49.14 million number 10
2000s 27.44 million number 17.08 million number 34.25 million number 10
2010s 12.67 million number 10.52 million number 15.34 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 18 Guinea 597,105 number compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  3. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 544,043 number compare
  4. 21 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  5. 22 Cambodia 415,356 number compare
  6. 23 South Africa 411,263 number compare
  7. 24 Morocco 362,544 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?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific was 10.52 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?
The highest recorded value was 54.13 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 10.52 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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/