Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 32 Mozambique 28.0% compare
- 33 Togo 27.1% compare
- 34 Guyana 26.7% compare
- 35 Malawi 25.3% compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 24.5% compare
- 37 Bangladesh 23.9% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 23.5% compare
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 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 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release