Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 20.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 20.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 42.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2019.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.2% | — |
| 1999 | 41.1% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 26.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 29 Myanmar 42.7% compare
- 30 British Virgin Islands 39.6% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 39.0% compare
- 32 Namibia 38.9% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 38.3% compare
- 34 Tonga 38.0% compare
- 35 Suriname 37.9% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 20.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.