Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 56.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 56.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 61.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.4% | — |
| 2001 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.2% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 57.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 1 Niger 88.5% compare
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 85.0% compare
- 3 Mauritania 83.4% compare
- 4 Senegal 81.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 56.4% 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 1st 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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