Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 433,400 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: 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: Northern America stood at 433,400. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 433,400 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 190,600, in 2017.
SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 258,700 | — |
| 2001 | 225,500 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 210,600 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 230,200 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 233,900 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 231,800 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 214,600 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 203,200 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 207,200 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 211,000 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 202,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 199,800 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 208,900 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 216,300 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 213,500 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 202,600 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 191,500 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 190,600 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 202,800 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 215,600 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 223,200 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 226,100 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 237,300 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 272,800 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 341,300 | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 433,400 | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 222,670 | 203,200 | 258,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,360 | 190,600 | 216,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,017 | 223,200 | 433,400 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 433,400 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: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 433,400 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,600 in 2017.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd 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: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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