Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 38.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 57.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2025.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 14th 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 45.2% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.0% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 38.0% 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2025.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle 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