Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 5.6% 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 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 13.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2025.
SDG: Europe ranks 35th 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % 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?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 5.6% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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