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

East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 11.11 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.11 million number
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.68 million number
in 2005
All-time low
11.11 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1998200820191998: 17.6M number1999: 17.4M number2000: 18.3M number2001: 19.3M number2002: 20.1M number2003: 20.8M number2004: 21.6M number2005: 22.7M number2006: 21.3M number2007: 18.6M number2008: 16.2M number2009: 14.1M number2010: 12.6M number2011: 11.6M number2012: 12.0M number2013: 12.3M number2014: 12.4M number2015: 12.3M number2016: 12.1M number2017: 11.5M number2018: 11.4M number2019: 11.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 11.11 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.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 22.68 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.11 million number, in 2019.

That places East Asia & Pacific 20th 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, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 17.64 million number
1999 17.38 million number -1.4%
2000 18.33 million number +5.4%
2001 19.32 million number +5.4%
2002 20.11 million number +4.1%
2003 20.81 million number +3.5%
2004 21.55 million number +3.6%
2005 22.68 million number +5.2%
2006 21.27 million number -6.2%
2007 18.64 million number -12.4%
2008 16.18 million number -13.2%
2009 14.08 million number -13.0%
2010 12.58 million number -10.6%
2011 11.63 million number -7.6%
2012 12.03 million number +3.5%
2013 12.27 million number +1.9%
2014 12.44 million number +1.4%
2015 12.29 million number -1.2%
2016 12.09 million number -1.6%
2017 11.51 million number -4.8%
2018 11.41 million number -0.9%
2019 11.11 million number -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.51 million number 17.38 million number 17.64 million number 2
2000s 19.30 million number 14.08 million number 22.68 million number 10
2010s 11.94 million number 11.11 million number 12.58 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 17 Yemen 418,860 number compare
  2. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 413,106 number compare
  3. 19 Iraq 387,718 number compare
  4. 20 Mozambique 384,635 number compare
  5. 21 Chad 368,681 number compare
  6. 22 Cameroon 359,320 number compare
  7. 23 Malaysia 349,643 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?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in East Asia & Pacific was 11.11 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?
The highest recorded value was 22.68 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 11.11 million number in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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, 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.