Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 10.46 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.46 million number
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.71 million number
in 2005
All-time low
10.46 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 16.5M number1999: 16.2M number2000: 17.1M number2001: 18.1M number2002: 18.9M number2003: 19.8M number2004: 20.6M number2005: 21.7M number2006: 20.3M number2007: 17.7M number2008: 15.2M number2009: 13.2M number2010: 11.7M number2011: 10.8M number2012: 11.3M number2013: 11.5M number2014: 11.7M number2015: 11.6M number2016: 11.4M number2017: 10.9M number2018: 10.7M number2019: 10.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 10.46 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.71 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.46 million number, in 2019.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 16.46 million number
1999 16.23 million number -1.4%
2000 17.09 million number +5.3%
2001 18.07 million number +5.7%
2002 18.93 million number +4.8%
2003 19.75 million number +4.3%
2004 20.58 million number +4.2%
2005 21.71 million number +5.5%
2006 20.30 million number -6.5%
2007 17.68 million number -12.9%
2008 15.23 million number -13.9%
2009 13.17 million number -13.6%
2010 11.72 million number -11.0%
2011 10.83 million number -7.6%
2012 11.30 million number +4.4%
2013 11.52 million number +1.9%
2014 11.70 million number +1.6%
2015 11.59 million number -0.9%
2016 11.44 million number -1.3%
2017 10.89 million number -4.9%
2018 10.74 million number -1.3%
2019 10.46 million number -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.34 million number 16.23 million number 16.46 million number 2
2000s 18.25 million number 13.17 million number 21.71 million number 10
2010s 11.22 million number 10.46 million number 11.72 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 19 Iraq 387,718 number compare
  2. 20 Mozambique 384,635 number compare
  3. 21 Chad 368,681 number compare
  4. 22 Cameroon 359,320 number compare
  5. 23 Malaysia 349,643 number compare
  6. 24 Guatemala 334,662 number compare
  7. 25 South Africa 314,479 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 10.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 21.71 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.46 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.