Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 12.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 12.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 52.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2019.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 29th 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 (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.6% | — |
| 1971 | 48.2% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 42.6% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 40.1% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 43.7% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 37.3% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 41.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 33.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 18.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 12.3% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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/