What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 55.66 million number in 1978.

What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 13.45 million number in 2015.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 14.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

14.01 million number

Change on year

up 2.6%

Rank

23rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

55.66 million number

in 1978

All-time low

13.45 million number

in 2015

Years of data

1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 14.01 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 55.66 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 13.45 million number, in 2015.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	43.78 million number	—
1971	45.48 million number	+3.9%
1972	47.31 million number	+4.0%
1973	42.27 million number	-10.7%
1974	43.26 million number	+2.3%
1975	40.38 million number	-6.6%
1976	41.03 million number	+1.6%
1977	51.04 million number	+24.4%
1978	55.66 million number	+9.0%
1979	55.16 million number	-0.9%
1980	54.48 million number	-1.2%
1981	52.78 million number	-3.1%
1982	51.90 million number	-1.7%
1983	51.44 million number	-0.9%
1984	50.01 million number	-2.8%
1985	44.46 million number	-11.1%
1986	39.82 million number	-10.4%
1987	33.76 million number	-15.2%
1988	31.94 million number	-5.4%
1989	29.57 million number	-7.4%
1990	29.17 million number	-1.3%
1991	28.56 million number	-2.1%
1992	28.78 million number	+0.8%
1993	30.14 million number	+4.7%
1994	32.31 million number	+7.2%
1995	35.95 million number	+11.3%
1996	37.85 million number	+5.3%
1997	40.97 million number	+8.3%
1998	38.39 million number	-6.3%
1999	35.00 million number	-8.8%
2000	34.61 million number	-1.1%
2001	33.41 million number	-3.5%
2002	30.72 million number	-8.1%
2003	27.11 million number	-11.8%
2004	24.36 million number	-10.1%
2005	22.20 million number	-8.9%
2006	22.66 million number	+2.1%
2007	18.03 million number	-20.4%
2008	17.78 million number	-1.4%
2009	16.25 million number	-8.6%
2010	15.59 million number	-4.1%
2011	14.91 million number	-4.4%
2012	14.46 million number	-3.0%
2013	14.42 million number	-0.2%
2014	13.77 million number	-4.5%
2015	13.45 million number	-2.3%
2016	13.67 million number	+1.6%
2017	13.74 million number	+0.6%
2018	13.66 million number	-0.6%
2019	14.01 million number	+2.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	46.54 million number	40.38 million number	55.66 million number	10
1980s	44.02 million number	29.57 million number	54.48 million number	10
1990s	33.71 million number	28.56 million number	40.97 million number	10
2000s	24.71 million number	16.25 million number	34.61 million number	10
2010s	14.17 million number	13.45 million number	15.59 million number	10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

20 Türkiye 600,962 number compare
21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 557,327 number compare
22 Jordan 518,520 number compare
23 Central African Republic 495,699 number compare
24 Malawi 400,638 number compare
25 Burundi 397,516 number compare
26 Honduras 385,445 number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.01 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 55.66 million number in 1978.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 13.45 million number in 2015.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/