Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2015.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.9% 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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