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

East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 16.07 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.07 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
44.87 million number
in 1985
All-time low
16.07 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, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific is 16.07 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 44.87 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.07 million number, in 2019.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th 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, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 26.77 million number
1971 25.65 million number -4.2%
1972 25.23 million number -1.6%
1973 24.18 million number -4.2%
1974 26.08 million number +7.9%
1975 25.77 million number -1.2%
1976 25.17 million number -2.3%
1977 27.85 million number +10.6%
1978 31.63 million number +13.6%
1979 33.14 million number +4.8%
1980 36.03 million number +8.7%
1981 38.45 million number +6.7%
1982 41.36 million number +7.6%
1983 43.40 million number +4.9%
1984 44.75 million number +3.1%
1985 44.87 million number +0.3%
1986 44.54 million number -0.7%
1987 42.91 million number -3.7%
1988 42.53 million number -0.9%
1989 42.17 million number -0.8%
1990 41.37 million number -1.9%
1991 39.66 million number -4.1%
1992 37.28 million number -6.0%
1993 35.25 million number -5.4%
1994 33.95 million number -3.7%
1995 32.59 million number -4.0%
1996 30.73 million number -5.7%
1997 30.44 million number -0.9%
1998 30.36 million number -0.3%
1999 30.56 million number +0.6%
2000 31.62 million number +3.5%
2001 32.45 million number +2.6%
2002 32.06 million number -1.2%
2003 31.19 million number -2.7%
2004 30.38 million number -2.6%
2005 30.32 million number -0.2%
2006 28.60 million number -5.7%
2007 24.58 million number -14.1%
2008 22.04 million number -10.4%
2009 19.49 million number -11.6%
2010 17.83 million number -8.5%
2011 16.70 million number -6.4%
2012 17.03 million number +2.0%
2013 17.06 million number +0.2%
2014 17.04 million number -0.1%
2015 16.77 million number -1.6%
2016 16.70 million number -0.5%
2017 16.37 million number -1.9%
2018 16.27 million number -0.6%
2019 16.07 million number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.15 million number 24.18 million number 33.14 million number 10
1980s 42.10 million number 36.03 million number 44.87 million number 10
1990s 34.22 million number 30.36 million number 41.37 million number 10
2000s 28.27 million number 19.49 million number 32.45 million number 10
2010s 16.79 million number 16.07 million number 17.83 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 516,666 number compare
  3. 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  4. 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare
  5. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
  6. 22 Malaysia 467,159 number compare
  7. 23 Guinea 452,942 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?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific was 16.07 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?
The highest recorded value was 44.87 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 16.07 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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, 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/