Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 15.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 27.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2011.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 15.9% 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 GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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