Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 922,900 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 922,900.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 2.04 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 740,500, in 2022.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 28th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.64 million | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 980,200 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 874,700 | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 888,800 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 946,600 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 970,200 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 979,600 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 973,300 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 938,800 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 891,100 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 863,700 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 832,300 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 797,600 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 765,000 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 740,500 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 754,400 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 818,500 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 922,900 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 980,200 | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,910 | 832,300 | 979,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 799,817 | 740,500 | 922,900 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 922,900 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: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,500 in 2022.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th 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: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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