Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 51.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 18th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 40.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 32.0% | 40.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 32.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release