Adolescents out of school in Low income
Low income: Adolescents out of school was 41.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Low income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Low income recorded 41.7% for adolescents out of school in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Low income peaked at 51.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 37.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.1% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Low income?
- Adolescents out of school in Low income was 41.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2013.
- How does Low income rank for adolescents out of school?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.