Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
184
Highest
10.07 million
India
Lowest
10
Montserrat
Median
15,487
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,228
What the numbers show
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 10.07 million in India; the lowest is 10 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,487, and the mean is 270,945.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 899,816.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 99.1%).
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 10.07 million | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6.54 million | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.12 million | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Algeria | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 2,653.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2.34 million | 2024 | up 108.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 2.11 million | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 1.41 million | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 8 | Cameroon | 1.26 million | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 51.8% | flat |
| 10 | Madagascar | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 1.14 million | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 930,861 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 899,474 | 2016 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 889,836 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 827,846 | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 697,585 | 2007 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 644,653 | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 617,011 | 2024 | up 210.1% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 585,750 | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 565,997 | 2014 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 556,474 | 2024 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 472,101 | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 24 | Burundi | 441,528 | 2025 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 415,454 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 26 | Myanmar | 377,979 | 2018 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 27 | Guatemala | 370,838 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 303,861 | 2023 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 296,516 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 289,779 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 284,267 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 275,464 | 2025 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 265,649 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 242,271 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 230,385 | 2024 | up 559.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 219,436 | 2025 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 209,161 | 2023 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 178,441 | 2022 | up 125.9% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 175,265 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 151,311 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 151,204 | 1985 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 142,646 | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 140,754 | 2022 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 138,170 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Ecuador | 132,595 | 2023 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 117,830 | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 111,684 | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 109,699 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 49 | Eritrea | 97,997 | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 93,497 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 80,462 | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 52 | Kenya | 79,619 | 2006 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 53 | El Salvador | 73,572 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 70,966 | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 70,363 | 2011 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 68,377 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 66,043 | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 56,541 | 2024 | up 1,103.0% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 55,861 | 2024 | up 1,232.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Kuwait | 54,594 | 2021 | up 699.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | 53,744 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Lesotho | 49,170 | 2024 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 46,861 | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Türkiye | 46,521 | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 45,649 | 2023 | up 199.7% | flat |
| 66 | Oman | 42,085 | 2024 | up 1,857.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 40,979 | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Korea | 40,117 | 2024 | up 2,909.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 39,279 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 38,678 | 1983 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 38,162 | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 33,033 | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 32,548 | 2023 | up 217.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 29,017 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 75 | Cuba | 29,010 | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 27,407 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Belarus | 24,855 | 2024 | up 10,088.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Australia | 24,807 | 2024 | up 12,888.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 23,798 | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 23,059 | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 22,665 | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Comoros | 22,010 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,744 | 2025 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 19,422 | 2022 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19,061 | 2022 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 86 | Argentina | 18,433 | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Germany | 18,165 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 88 | Suriname | 17,466 | 2024 | up 151.7% | rising |
| 89 | Mongolia | 17,426 | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 17,279 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 16,174 | 2024 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 92 | Canada | 16,077 | 2023 | up 34,106.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Jordan | 14,897 | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 94 | Botswana | 13,500 | 2022 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 13,010 | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 12,852 | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 12,583 | 2023 | up 2,338.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 12,265 | 2023 | up 1,004.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Serbia | 12,028 | 2024 | up 258.4% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 11,547 | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 11,157 | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 10,791 | 2024 | up 520.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 10,012 | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 6,859 | 2023 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 6,626 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 106 | Armenia | 6,563 | 2024 | down 48.3% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 5,798 | 2022 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritius | 5,701 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Qatar | 5,345 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 5,228 | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 5,180 | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 112 | Austria | 4,308 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 113 | Belgium | 4,288 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovakia | 3,895 | 2024 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 115 | France | 3,878 | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands | 3,718 | 2023 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 3,229 | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Peru | 2,985 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | 2,925 | 2024 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 120 | Georgia | 2,575 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 2,501 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | 2,462 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 123 | Poland | 2,407 | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 2,389 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 2,302 | 2017 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 2,196 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,134 | 2023 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Uruguay | 2,102 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 2,073 | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 130 | Czechia | 1,970 | 2023 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 1,911 | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Norway | 1,783 | 2024 | up 395.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 1,778 | 2024 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 1,749 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Portugal | 1,615 | 2023 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahrain | 1,562 | 2024 | up 899,816.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | 1,491 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Macau, China | 1,426 | 2024 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 139 | Estonia | 1,291 | 2024 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,246 | 2015 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 141 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,094 | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 1,041 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,015 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 144 | Japan | 960 | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 938 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 864 | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | 769.41 | 2024 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 707 | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Grenada | 686.04 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Kiribati | 538 | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 477 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 419.91 | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 363 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Switzerland | 291 | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Singapore | 286.27 | 2023 | up 436.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 261 | 2023 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Andorra | 256 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 158 | British Virgin Islands | 250 | 2024 | up 2,768.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | 239 | 2023 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 160 | Barbados | 229 | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Lithuania | 215 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 197 | 2023 | up 994.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Seychelles | 196 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 164.33 | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 162.06 | 2020 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Aruba | 162 | 2009 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Ireland | 119 | 2022 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Tokelau | 106 | 2025 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 103.47 | 2020 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 91.85 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 171 | Anguilla | 90 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 88.82 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Cayman Islands | 79 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 174 | San Marino | 62 | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 54 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 45 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 177 | Naoero | 34 | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 31.52 | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Palau | 26 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | 17 | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Niue | 16.9 | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 13.31 | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Cyprus | 11 | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Montserrat | 10 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 63.64 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 45.71 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 37.37 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 33.32 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 33.06 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 32.14 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 30.94 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 29.56 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 25.26 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 24.27 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 21.00 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 18.42 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 16.14 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 15.93 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 12.60 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 7.70 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 6.83 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 6.58 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 5.13 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 3.73 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 3.10 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.92 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 2.57 million
- SDG: Western Asia 2.56 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 2.03 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.03 million
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 975,000
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 922,900
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 851,400
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 518,800
- SDG: Europe 483,100
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 439,300
- SDG: Northern America 433,400
- SDG: Central Asia 202,000
- SDG: Oceania 198,400
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 189,200
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 149,700
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 56,620
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 6,278
About this data
February 2026 Data Release