Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 18.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 18.42 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 18.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.56 million, in 2010.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.09 million | — |
| 2001 | 12.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.22 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.03 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.87 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.78 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.68 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.85 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.43 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 13.96 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.62 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.27 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 16.05 million | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 16.25 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.42 million | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 17.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 18.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 18.42 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.93 million | 11.59 million | 12.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 million | 11.56 million | 15.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 million | 16.05 million | 18.42 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire 930,861 compare
- 14 Yemen 899,474 compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 889,836 compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 18.42 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 million in 2010.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 12th 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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