Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 12.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Western Asia, 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: Western Asia stood at 12.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 23.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Western Asia 23rd 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Western Asia was 12.9% 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 23rd 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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