Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 9.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific stood at 9.8%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 25.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.5% | — |
| 1971 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 23.6% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 21.5% | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20.6% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 21.4% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 19.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 25 Jamaica 19.1% compare
- 26 Cameroon 18.9% compare
- 27 British Virgin Islands 17.8% compare
- 28 Myanmar 17.2% compare
- 29 Malawi 16.7% compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 16.4% compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 15.9% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (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, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in East Asia & Pacific was 9.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/