Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 8.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 22.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2025.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 18.7% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 8.6% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release