Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 36.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 36.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 40.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2013.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 32.5% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 34.7% | 37.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 36.6% 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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