Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 29.56 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.56 million
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
8th
of 39 groups
All-time high
56.00 million
in 2000
All-time low
29.56 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 29.56 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 56.00 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.56 million, in 2025.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 53.68 million | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 50.44 million | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 46.96 million | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 43.62 million | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 41.24 million | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 39.35 million | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 37.94 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 36.12 million | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 34.49 million | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 33.72 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 33.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.67 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.81 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.04 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.83 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 30.89 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.69 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 30.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.58 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 29.56 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.98 million | 34.49 million | 56.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.69 million | 30.69 million | 33.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.47 million | 29.56 million | 31.08 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 5 Bangladesh 2.34 million compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 29.56 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.00 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.56 million in 2025.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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