Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 14.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: World, 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: World is 14.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: World peaked at 25.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2015.
That places SDG: World 19th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: World was 14.7% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: World ranks 19th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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