Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 20.2% 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.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 34.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2025.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 27.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.2% 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 12th 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South 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