Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Southern Asia, 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 SDG: Southern Asia is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 40.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 18th 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 20.4% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.5% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Southern Asia was 14.8% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 18th 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: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release