Asia
| # | Country | De jure | Education/ Employment gap |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School leaving age | Employment age | ||||
| Bangladesh | 10 | 0 | -10 | ||
| Bahrain | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Brunei | 0 | 14 | 14 | Compulsory Education in Brunei from Primary Education to Secondary Education. Tertiary Education is encouraged. | |
| Burma | 0 | 13 | 13 | De facto none | |
| China | 15 | 16 | 1 | Compulsory education lasts 9 years. School leaving age is calculated under the assumption that pupils will enroll in school at age 6 or graduate high school at age 18. | |
| India | 14 | 18 | 4 | The Government is making a law of compulsory education up to 14 years. Any person who wishes to continue his education can continue to work. | |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Indonesia | 15 | 14 | -1 | The school leaving age varies among provinces with most having a leaving age of 15, but a handful having a leaving age of 18. | |
| Iran | 16 | 15 | -1 | ||
| Iraq | ? | 15 | |||
| Israel | 18 | 14 | -4 | The age of employment has been lowered, the school leaving age raised. | |
| Japan | 15 | 0 | The vast majority (>90%) of Japanese students complete senior secondary education due to social pressures, despite the leaving age. | ||
| Jordan | 17 | 16 | -1 | ||
| North Korea | 15 | 0 | |||
| South Korea | 15 | 0 | The vast majority of Korean students complete senior secondary education due to social pressures as well as self-satisfaction, despite the leaving age. Government assistance is available to families . | ||
| Kuwait | 14 | 0 | |||
| Malaysia | 16 | 0 | -16 | Students must complete form 3 (grade 9) to quit school or start working. Most students has part-time jobs. Malaysia has the high number of underaged workers. | |
| Maldives | 0 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Pakistan | 10 | 14 | 4 | Although the minimum age for leaving school is 10 years or primary, which means a 7 year education, the minimum age of employment is considered to be 14.The 14 years old can do only light work and not hazardous employment | |
| Philippines | 16 | 18 | 2 | The legal employment age in the Philippines is 18, but it is also violated by some. | |
| Saudi Arabia | 15 | 18 | 3 | A student may leave school after the age of 15 if permission of his/her father is given. Otherwise, the student must complete school until the age of 18. The employment age in a part-time job or during school holidays is 15. | |
| Singapore | 16 | 15 | -1 | Primary school is compulsory, followed by secondary school. 16 is the school leaving age; one may leave only after the release of Singaporean GCE 'O' Level results for admission to polytechnics, junior colleges, Institute of Technical Education, or work. 15 is the minimum employment age. Under-aged people are not allowed to be employed or they risk fines by the Ministry of Manpower. | |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 10 | -4 | ||
| Syria | 12 | 0 | |||
| Taiwan | 18 | 0 | |||
| Thailand | 15 | 0 | Students must complete secondary education up to Matthayom 3 and then have the choice of proceeding to upper secondary, vocasional schools or dropping out, however due to social pressures most students finish their secondary education and proceed to Matthayom 6, matriculation or other forms of pre-university education. | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 15 | -3 | ||
| Vietnam | 18 | 15 | -3 | Junior High schools are now compulsory, but in some mountainous regions, many children leave schools earlier to help their parents. The government is trying to reduce that happening. Children must be at least 15 to be legally employed. | |
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