Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 39.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 39.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 57.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 45.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.3% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.7% | 40.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 39.7% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 11th 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: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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