Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.72 million number
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.67 million number
in 2002
All-time low
6.72 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 21.4M number1999: 21.1M number2000: 21.2M number2001: 21.5M number2002: 21.7M number2003: 21.4M number2004: 20.9M number2005: 20.8M number2006: 19.2M number2007: 16.5M number2008: 14.2M number2009: 12.0M number2010: 10.5M number2011: 9.3M number2012: 9.2M number2013: 9.2M number2014: 9.1M number2015: 8.8M number2016: 8.1M number2017: 7.4M number2018: 7.1M number2019: 6.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 6.72 million number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 21.67 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.72 million number, in 2019.

That places East Asia & Pacific 21st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 21.39 million number
1999 21.08 million number -1.4%
2000 21.20 million number +0.6%
2001 21.48 million number +1.3%
2002 21.67 million number +0.9%
2003 21.37 million number -1.4%
2004 20.90 million number -2.2%
2005 20.79 million number -0.5%
2006 19.21 million number -7.6%
2007 16.51 million number -14.1%
2008 14.22 million number -13.9%
2009 12.03 million number -15.4%
2010 10.51 million number -12.6%
2011 9.35 million number -11.0%
2012 9.19 million number -1.7%
2013 9.18 million number -0.1%
2014 9.06 million number -1.4%
2015 8.76 million number -3.3%
2016 8.13 million number -7.2%
2017 7.44 million number -8.4%
2018 7.07 million number -5.0%
2019 6.72 million number -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.23 million number 21.08 million number 21.39 million number 2
2000s 18.94 million number 12.03 million number 21.67 million number 10
2010s 8.54 million number 6.72 million number 10.51 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 441,062 number compare
  2. 19 Cameroon 418,254 number compare
  3. 20 Burkina Faso 415,222 number compare
  4. 21 Syrian Arab Republic 413,983 number compare
  5. 22 Myanmar 396,961 number compare
  6. 23 Guatemala 345,627 number compare
  7. 24 Malawi 314,310 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in East Asia & Pacific was 6.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 21.67 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 6.72 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.