Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 12.60 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12.60 million
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
15th
of 39 groups
All-time high
19.36 million
in 2000
All-time low
12.26 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220252000: 19.4M2001: 19.2M2002: 18.9M2003: 18.2M2004: 17.2M2005: 16.3M2006: 15.6M2007: 15.0M2008: 14.4M2009: 13.7M2010: 13.3M2011: 13.1M2012: 12.7M2013: 12.4M2014: 12.3M2015: 12.6M2016: 13.2M2017: 13.8M2018: 13.9M2019: 13.9M2020: 13.9M2021: 13.7M2022: 13.4M2023: 13.2M2024: 12.9M2025: 12.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 12.60 million.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 19.36 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.26 million, in 2014.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th of 39 groups on this measure, 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 19.36 million
2001 19.21 million -0.8%
2002 18.86 million -1.8%
2003 18.17 million -3.7%
2004 17.20 million -5.3%
2005 16.32 million -5.1%
2006 15.57 million -4.6%
2007 15.00 million -3.7%
2008 14.36 million -4.3%
2009 13.69 million -4.7%
2010 13.33 million -2.6%
2011 13.06 million -2.0%
2012 12.71 million -2.7%
2013 12.41 million -2.4%
2014 12.26 million -1.2%
2015 12.57 million +2.5%
2016 13.25 million +5.4%
2017 13.81 million +4.2%
2018 13.93 million +0.9%
2019 13.90 million -0.2%
2020 13.86 million -0.3%
2021 13.69 million -1.2%
2022 13.43 million -1.9%
2023 13.15 million -2.1%
2024 12.86 million -2.2%
2025 12.60 million -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.77 million 13.69 million 19.36 million 10
2010s 13.12 million 12.26 million 13.93 million 10
2020s 13.27 million 12.60 million 13.86 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 12 Senegal 1.12 million compare
  2. 13 Cote d'Ivoire 930,861 compare
  3. 14 Yemen 899,474 compare
  4. 15 Syria 889,836 compare
  5. 16 Mali 827,846 compare
  6. 17 Iraq 697,585 compare
  7. 18 Mozambique 644,653 compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 12.60 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 19.36 million in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 12.26 million in 2014.
How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) 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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,228 data points, 1970–2025
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February 2026 Data Release