Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 24.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 24.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 35.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2025.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 26.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 25.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 24.0% 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 11th 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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