Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 25.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25.26 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
9th
of 39 groups
All-time high
25.26 million
in 2025
All-time low
15.25 million
in 2007
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 25.26 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.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 25.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.25 million, in 2007.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.36 million | — |
| 2001 | 15.48 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.39 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.67 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 18.37 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.14 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 19.94 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 21.43 million | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 22.23 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.70 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 24.40 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 24.95 million | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 25.26 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.37 million | 15.25 million | 15.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.15 million | 15.37 million | 19.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.66 million | 21.43 million | 25.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 6 Niger 2.11 million compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.41 million compare
- 8 Cameroon 1.26 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.23 million compare
- 10 Madagascar 1.15 million compare
- 11 Chad 1.14 million compare
- 12 Senegal 1.12 million compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 25.26 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.26 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.25 million in 2007.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 9th 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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