Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 1.03 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 1.03 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.25 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 819,600, in 2022.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 26th 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.25 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 993,900 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 968,100 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 942,600 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 908,500 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 875,300 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 841,000 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 819,600 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 840,400 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 913,500 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 million | 1.11 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 908,500 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 886,300 | 819,600 | 1.03 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 1.03 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,600 in 2022.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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