Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — South-Eastern Asia

Share of children out of school in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 4.18%. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 2.02 pp.

2024 4.18% +0.35 pp vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 6.91%2018
Period minimum 0.86%2012

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — South-Eastern Asia, 2006–20240246820062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 6.2%2007: 6.22%2008: 5.35%2009: 4.4%2010: 1.17%2011: 1.99%2012: 0.86%2014: 5.01%2015: 6.86%2016: 6.48%2017: 6.44%2018: 6.91%2019: 4.1%2020: 4.43%2021: 4.65%2022: 4.53%2023: 3.84%2024: 4.18%
Change over the period: −2.02 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp
Share of children out of school — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.18 +0.35 pp
2023 3.84 −0.7 pp
2022 4.53 −0.12 pp
2021 4.65 +0.23 pp
2020 4.43 +0.32 pp
2019 4.1 −2.81 pp
2018 6.91 +0.47 pp
2017 6.44 −0.04 pp
2016 6.48 −0.38 pp
2015 6.86 +1.85 pp
2014 5.01 —
2012 0.86 −1.13 pp
2011 1.99 +0.82 pp
2010 1.17 −3.23 pp
2009 4.4 −0.94 pp
2008 5.35 −0.88 pp
2007 6.22 +0.02 pp
2006 6.2 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.