Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 2.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 8.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.8% | — |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -41.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 2.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.