Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 34.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 44.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2014.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 33.7% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 34.3% 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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