Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe, 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 SDG: Europe stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2025.
SDG: Europe ranks 35th 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, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 32 Zimbabwe 50.3% compare
- 33 Ghana 49.7% compare
- 34 El Salvador 49.2% compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 48.6% compare
- 36 Liberia 46.4% compare
- 37 Iraq 44.2% compare
- 38 Russian Federation 43.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe was 6.0% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 35th 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 SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release