Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Afghanistan 66.09 1974
2 Bangladesh 40.49 2017
3 Syrian Arab Republic 37.09 2013
4 Lao PDR 30.46 2020
5 Jordan 27.84 2020
6 Yemen 22.63 2016
7 Myanmar 22.11 2018
8 Indonesia 18.98 2018
9 Iraq 18.70 2007
10 Bhutan 17.99 2018
11 Cambodia 17.15 2020
12 India 16.67 2020
13 Malaysia 13.65 2019
14 Philippines 13.60 2019
15 Timor-Leste 11.84 2019
16 Armenia 10.78 2020
17 Kuwait 8.53 2015
18 Mongolia 7.79 2019
19 Bahrain 7.04 2019
20 Korea 4.80 2019
21 Qatar 4.12 2020
22 Thailand 3.98 2009
23 Nepal 3.94 2019
24 Iran 3.19 2017
25 Turkey 3.00 2019
26 Macao SAR, China 2.98 2019
27 Tajikistan 2.76 2011
28 Oman 2.41 2020
29 Russia 2.25 2014
30 United Arab Emirates 1.73 2016
31 Georgia 1.67 2020
32 Hong Kong SAR, China 1.19 2015
33 Azerbaijan 0.76 2020
34 Japan 0.57 2018
35 Singapore 0.41 2019
36 Saudi Arabia 0.37 2018
37 Brunei 0.28 2011
38 Kyrgyz Republic 0.19 2020
39 Sri Lanka 0.15 2018
40 Uzbekistan 0.08 2019
41 Kazakhstan 0.06 2008

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Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The rate of out-of-school adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual