Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 42.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 42.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 54.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2014.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1st 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.6% | — |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 40.4% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 42.7% 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2014.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 1st 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income 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