Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 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, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 12.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 22.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2025.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 25th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 22 Yemen 35.1% compare
- 23 Lebanon 34.4% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 34.1% compare
- 25 Mauritania 33.6% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 32.1% compare
- 27 Eritrea 32.0% compare
- 28 Guatemala 31.4% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 166.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 12.0% 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 25th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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