GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs India: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
45.71 million
in 2025
India
10.07 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- India
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 45.71 million against 10.07 million in India, a difference of 35.64 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 4.5 times India's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 39 groups.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.14 million | 10.69 million | 27.45 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 45.35 million | 9.11 million | 36.24 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or India?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 45.71 million against 10.07 million in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India?
- 35.64 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release