Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 40.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
40.6%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
47.9%
in 2000
All-time low
33.6%
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

010203040502000201220252000: 47.9 %2001: 46.3 %2002: 44.4 %2003: 42.5 %2004: 40.7 %2005: 39.3 %2006: 38.1 %2007: 37.1 %2008: 36.3 %2009: 35.7 %2010: 35 %2011: 34.5 %2012: 34.1 %2013: 33.7 %2014: 33.6 %2015: 33.8 %2016: 34.5 %2017: 35.1 %2018: 35.7 %2019: 36.4 %2020: 37.4 %2021: 38.3 %2022: 39.9 %2023: 40.6 %2024: 41 %2025: 40.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 40.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 47.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2014.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 47.9%
2001 46.3% -3.3%
2002 44.4% -4.1%
2003 42.5% -4.3%
2004 40.7% -4.2%
2005 39.3% -3.4%
2006 38.1% -3.1%
2007 37.1% -2.6%
2008 36.3% -2.2%
2009 35.7% -1.7%
2010 35.0% -2.0%
2011 34.5% -1.4%
2012 34.1% -1.2%
2013 33.7% -1.2%
2014 33.6% -0.3%
2015 33.8% +0.6%
2016 34.5% +2.1%
2017 35.1% +1.7%
2018 35.7% +1.7%
2019 36.4% +2.0%
2020 37.4% +2.7%
2021 38.3% +2.4%
2022 39.9% +4.2%
2023 40.6% +1.8%
2024 41.0% +1.0%
2025 40.6% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.8% 35.7% 47.9% 10
2010s 34.6% 33.6% 36.4% 10
2020s 39.6% 37.4% 41.0% 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 1 Cape Verde 83.1% compare
  2. 2 Niger 79.8% compare
  3. 3 Algeria 77.4% compare
  4. 4 Senegal 68.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 40.6% 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2014.
How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 1st 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Low 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
201 places, 3,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release