Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 35.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 35.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 52.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2014.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 38.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.4% | 36.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 35.7% 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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