Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 34 Guyana 25.3% compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 24.8% compare
- 36 Gambia 24.1% compare
- 37 Mozambique 24.0% compare
- 38 Iraq 23.7% compare
- 39 El Salvador 23.7% compare
- 40 Micronesia (country) 23.2% compare
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release