Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 37.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 29.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 26.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 23.6% 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 12th 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb 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