Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 45.71 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 45.71 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 45.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.21 million, in 2010.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.64 million | — |
| 2001 | 44.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.99 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.92 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 41.53 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 40.50 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.54 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.67 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.83 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.22 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 37.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 38.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.59 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 42.08 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 42.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 43.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 44.85 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 44.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.66 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.75 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.71 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.13 million | 37.22 million | 44.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.77 million | 37.21 million | 43.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.35 million | 44.62 million | 45.75 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 45.71 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 45.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.21 million in 2010.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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