Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 16.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific stood at 16.7%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 40.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2019.
That places East Asia & Pacific 28th out of 43 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.9% | — |
| 1971 | 39.4% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 38.7% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 38.3% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 36.5% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.1% | 32.0% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 33.7% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 28.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.7% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific was 16.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/