Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 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 WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 38th 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 4.9% 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 38th 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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