Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 16.14 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.14 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
38.89 million
in 2000
All-time low
16.01 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 16.14 million.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 38.89 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.01 million, in 2021.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.89 million | — |
| 2001 | 37.02 million | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 34.44 million | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 31.51 million | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 28.90 million | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 27.01 million | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 25.77 million | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 24.78 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 23.46 million | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 22.24 million | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 21.47 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 20.97 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 20.24 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.13 million | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 18.25 million | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 17.69 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.46 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.09 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.79 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.49 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.01 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.57 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 16.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.39 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.14 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.40 million | 22.24 million | 38.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.56 million | 16.49 million | 21.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.30 million | 16.01 million | 16.57 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 16.14 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.89 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.01 million in 2021.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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