Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 5.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 11.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 5.5% 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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