Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 21.00 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 21.00 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 29.22 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.00 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.22 million | — |
| 2001 | 28.95 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 28.46 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.50 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.24 million | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 25.31 million | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 24.40 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.55 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 22.71 million | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 22.04 million | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.03 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.27 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 22.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.12 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 23.03 million | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 22.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 21.90 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 21.42 million | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 21.00 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.84 million | 22.04 million | 29.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.95 million | 22.03 million | 24.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.30 million | 21.00 million | 23.95 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 8 Cameroon 1.26 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.23 million compare
- 10 Madagascar 1.15 million compare
- 11 Chad 1.14 million compare
- 12 Senegal 1.12 million compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 930,861 compare
- 14 Yemen 899,474 compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.22 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.00 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release