Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 30.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 30.5% 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.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: World peaked at 45.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2025.
That places SDG: World 21st 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.5% | 31.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: World was 30.5% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2025.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: World ranks 21st 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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