Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
49.77 million
India
Lowest
29.04
Montserrat
Median
47,192
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,017
What the numbers show
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 49.77 million in India; the lowest is 29.04 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 47,192, and the mean is 800,359.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 1,275.2%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 92.4%).
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 49.77 million | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 10.78 million | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 6.23 million | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.54 million | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.22 million | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 3.64 million | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 3.30 million | 2025 | up 561.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 2.62 million | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 2.58 million | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.53 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.43 million | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 2.43 million | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 2.24 million | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 2.23 million | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 2.19 million | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 2.11 million | 2024 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.89 million | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 19 | Mali | 1.82 million | 2018 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 1.70 million | 2007 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1.59 million | 2022 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1.58 million | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 1.37 million | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 1.35 million | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 1.27 million | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 1.16 million | 2009 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.15 million | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 1.09 million | 2014 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 1.05 million | 2018 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 33 | Malaysia | 868,620 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 865,257 | 2024 | up 49.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 662,939 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 617,571 | 2023 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 570,773 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 548,729 | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 518,039 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 513,755 | 2025 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 465,497 | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 427,180 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 412,640 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 406,462 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 376,272 | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 350,553 | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 47 | Liberia | 349,374 | 2022 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 48 | Ukraine | 348,772 | 2024 | up 518.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 329,452 | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 316,432 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 311,372 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 52 | Lebanon | 282,810 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 280,893 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 251,255 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 55 | Eritrea | 247,620 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 235,716 | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 234,176 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 230,568 | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 224,241 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 214,323 | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 209,639 | 2011 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 200,091 | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 195,951 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 162,891 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Argentina | 156,114 | 2023 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 154,158 | 2024 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 138,486 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 68 | France | 119,912 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 119,470 | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 116,221 | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 109,770 | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 108,327 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 106,212 | 2023 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 106,084 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 75 | Lesotho | 105,443 | 2024 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 76 | Korea | 102,229 | 2024 | up 82.0% | falling |
| 77 | Japan | 97,401 | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 78 | Kuwait | 96,020 | 2021 | up 210.6% | rising |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 92,508 | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 87,509 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Türkiye | 85,573 | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Serbia | 77,310 | 2024 | up 90.1% | flat |
| 83 | Oman | 76,330 | 2024 | up 1,275.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 68,378 | 2024 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 85 | Australia | 65,206 | 2024 | up 1,103.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 53,043 | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 50,926 | 2024 | up 47.0% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 50,027 | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 89 | Jordan | 47,368 | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 90 | Comoros | 47,192 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 44,675 | 2024 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 92 | Botswana | 44,513 | 2022 | up 86.6% | falling |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 38,214 | 2020 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 36,087 | 2023 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 95 | Suriname | 35,694 | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 96 | Belarus | 35,423 | 2024 | up 483.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | 35,279 | 2023 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 34,174 | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32,448 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 100 | Switzerland | 32,410 | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 101 | Austria | 32,035 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 102 | Mongolia | 24,360 | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 24,280 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 22,937 | 2023 | up 127.6% | falling |
| 105 | Denmark | 20,609 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 106 | Slovakia | 20,013 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 107 | Armenia | 19,839 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 18,503 | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 109 | Israel | 18,361 | 2024 | up 48.8% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 18,297 | 2022 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 111 | Mauritius | 18,247 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 112 | Qatar | 18,065 | 2024 | up 81.9% | flat |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 17,260 | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 17,182 | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 115 | Chile | 16,927 | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 16,869 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 117 | Netherlands | 15,978 | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 118 | Greece | 14,369 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Poland | 13,295 | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Belgium | 13,228 | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Croatia | 13,091 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 122 | Finland | 12,532 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 123 | Sweden | 12,501 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 12,129 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 10,845 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 126 | Georgia | 9,263 | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 8,762 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 8,736 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 129 | Maldives | 8,384 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 130 | Belize | 7,791 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 7,645 | 2022 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 132 | Latvia | 6,501 | 2024 | up 96.5% | falling |
| 133 | Bahamas | 6,115 | 2024 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 134 | Estonia | 5,881 | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 5,530 | 2024 | up 70.8% | falling |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 5,157 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 137 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4,457 | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 138 | Montenegro | 3,944 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 3,933 | 2023 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 140 | Slovenia | 3,687 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,560 | 2015 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 3,383 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 143 | Macau, China | 3,114 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 144 | Tonga | 2,791 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 145 | Hong Kong, China | 2,744 | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 2,659 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 2,490 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Grenada | 2,170 | 2024 | up 165.6% | falling |
| 149 | Malta | 2,094 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 1,963 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 151 | Portugal | 1,831 | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Kiribati | 1,802 | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 153 | Seychelles | 1,717 | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 154 | Albania | 1,568 | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 1,456 | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 1,302 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 157 | San Marino | 1,103 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 158 | Ireland | 987 | 2022 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 790 | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 769.27 | 2023 | up 359.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Aruba | 564 | 2009 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 162 | British Virgin Islands | 547 | 2024 | up 280.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 467 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Andorra | 449 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 165 | Dominica | 392 | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 361 | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 356.47 | 2020 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 337.85 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 247.52 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 170 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 222.18 | 2023 | down 69.1% | rising |
| 171 | Tokelau | 217 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 172 | Anguilla | 206 | 2023 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 182.31 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 164.64 | 2020 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 158 | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 176 | Naoero | 97 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 88 | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 178 | Palau | 80 | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 29.04 | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release