Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 41.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 41.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 51.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2013.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 2nd 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 37.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.1% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 41.7% 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2013.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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