Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 32.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 32.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 50.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2025.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 45.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 38.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 32.3% | 38.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 32.3% 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release