Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 30.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 30.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2025.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 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 GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 32.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 30.4% 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 GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release