Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 16.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2025.
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 22.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7999 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 16.0% 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th 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: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-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