Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 16.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 47.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2019.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.5% | — |
| 1999 | 46.3% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 25.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.3% | 23.2% | 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 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, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 16.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.