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

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
15.0%
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
17th
of 39 groups
All-time high
24.7%
in 2000
All-time low
12.0%
in 2011
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

05101520252000201220252000: 24.7 %2001: 23.9 %2002: 22.6 %2003: 20.7 %2004: 19 %2005: 16.3 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 13.8 %2008: 13.5 %2009: 13.2 %2010: 12.5 %2011: 12 %2012: 12.1 %2013: 12.8 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 14.3 %2016: 15.3 %2017: 16.2 %2018: 16.8 %2019: 17.2 %2020: 17.3 %2021: 17.1 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 16.2 %2024: 15.6 %2025: 15 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 15.0%.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 24.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2011.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in GPE: Upper Middle 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 24.7%
2001 23.9% -3.2%
2002 22.6% -5.4%
2003 20.7% -8.4%
2004 19.0% -8.2%
2005 16.3% -14.2%
2006 14.4% -11.7%
2007 13.8% -4.2%
2008 13.5% -2.2%
2009 13.2% -2.2%
2010 12.5% -5.3%
2011 12.0% -4.0%
2012 12.1% +0.8%
2013 12.8% +5.8%
2014 13.5% +5.5%
2015 14.3% +5.9%
2016 15.3% +7.0%
2017 16.2% +5.9%
2018 16.8% +3.7%
2019 17.2% +2.4%
2020 17.3% +0.6%
2021 17.1% -1.2%
2022 16.7% -2.3%
2023 16.2% -3.0%
2024 15.6% -3.7%
2025 15.0% -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.2% 13.2% 24.7% 10
2010s 14.3% 12.0% 17.2% 10
2020s 16.3% 15.0% 17.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 15.0% 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2011.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 17th 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle 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