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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 15.35 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.35 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
42.18 million number
in 1985
All-time low
15.35 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 15.35 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 42.18 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.35 million number, in 2019.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 23.35 million number
1971 21.71 million number -7.0%
1972 21.42 million number -1.3%
1973 20.53 million number -4.2%
1974 22.58 million number +10.0%
1975 22.44 million number -0.6%
1976 22.01 million number -1.9%
1977 24.66 million number +12.0%
1978 28.49 million number +15.5%
1979 30.17 million number +5.9%
1980 33.14 million number +9.8%
1981 35.66 million number +7.6%
1982 38.76 million number +8.7%
1983 40.80 million number +5.3%
1984 42.02 million number +3.0%
1985 42.18 million number +0.4%
1986 41.83 million number -0.8%
1987 40.35 million number -3.6%
1988 39.91 million number -1.1%
1989 39.38 million number -1.3%
1990 38.77 million number -1.6%
1991 37.09 million number -4.3%
1992 34.81 million number -6.2%
1993 33.05 million number -5.0%
1994 31.90 million number -3.5%
1995 30.66 million number -3.9%
1996 28.95 million number -5.6%
1997 28.70 million number -0.9%
1998 28.66 million number -0.1%
1999 28.92 million number +0.9%
2000 29.98 million number +3.7%
2001 30.82 million number +2.8%
2002 30.55 million number -0.9%
2003 29.79 million number -2.5%
2004 29.09 million number -2.4%
2005 29.07 million number -0.1%
2006 27.40 million number -5.7%
2007 23.47 million number -14.4%
2008 20.94 million number -10.8%
2009 18.47 million number -11.8%
2010 16.88 million number -8.6%
2011 15.80 million number -6.4%
2012 16.21 million number +2.6%
2013 16.23 million number +0.1%
2014 16.24 million number +0.1%
2015 16.03 million number -1.3%
2016 15.98 million number -0.4%
2017 15.66 million number -2.0%
2018 15.55 million number -0.8%
2019 15.35 million number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.74 million number 20.53 million number 30.17 million number 10
1980s 39.40 million number 33.14 million number 42.18 million number 10
1990s 32.15 million number 28.66 million number 38.77 million number 10
2000s 26.96 million number 18.47 million number 30.82 million number 10
2010s 15.99 million number 15.35 million number 16.88 million number 10

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

  1. 18 Guatemala 516,666 number compare
  2. 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  3. 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare
  4. 21 Iran 467,517 number compare
  5. 22 Malaysia 467,159 number compare
  6. 23 Guinea 452,942 number compare
  7. 24 Malawi 432,099 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.35 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 42.18 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.35 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/