Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 37.37 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 37.37 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.12 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.37 million, in 2025.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.12 million | — |
| 2001 | 70.22 million | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 65.77 million | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 61.23 million | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 57.10 million | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 54.30 million | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 52.24 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 50.68 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 48.11 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 45.67 million | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 44.31 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 43.14 million | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 41.54 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 39.66 million | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 38.25 million | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 37.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 38.51 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 38.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 37.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 37.37 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.94 million | 45.67 million | 74.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.69 million | 37.74 million | 44.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.27 million | 37.37 million | 38.83 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 37.37 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.12 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.37 million in 2025.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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