Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
184
Highest
39.70 million
India
Lowest
15
Niue
Median
30,664
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,159
What the numbers show
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 39.70 million in India; the lowest is 15 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 30,664, and the mean is 531,781.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 1,189.3%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 96.4%).
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 39.70 million | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 4.24 million | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3.95 million | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3.88 million | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.43 million | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 1.96 million | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1.96 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 1.91 million | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 1.53 million | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 1.44 million | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 1.43 million | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 1.40 million | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 1.35 million | 2023 | up 414.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Yemen | 1.33 million | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.28 million | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 1.17 million | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 1.00 million | 2007 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 988,451 | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 988,178 | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 24 | Burundi | 961,204 | 2025 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 956,711 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mozambique | 944,143 | 2022 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 845,053 | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 753,573 | 2024 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 743,687 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 711,076 | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 684,930 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 32 | Myanmar | 672,545 | 2018 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 33 | United States of America | 653,462 | 2022 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 34 | Benin | 582,205 | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 572,104 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 520,818 | 2014 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 487,674 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 484,517 | 2025 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 39 | Thailand | 442,832 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 408,410 | 2023 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 365,779 | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 42 | Togo | 328,502 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 43 | Nepal | 317,905 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 312,965 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 294,319 | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 264,462 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 262,728 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 262,688 | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 252,390 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 244,496 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 233,626 | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 212,657 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 209,799 | 2022 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 54 | Canada | 198,246 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 55 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 184,962 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 174,707 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 57 | Lebanon | 173,111 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 170,933 | 2022 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 167,059 | 2023 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 60 | Italy | 163,403 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 160,604 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritania | 155,989 | 2020 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 63 | Eritrea | 149,623 | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 139,276 | 2011 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 65 | Argentina | 137,681 | 2023 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 66 | Ecuador | 118,660 | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 67 | Ukraine | 118,387 | 2024 | up 453.2% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 116,034 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 97,617 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 96,848 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 71 | Japan | 96,441 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 88,814 | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 85,340 | 2025 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 81,308 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 75 | Cuba | 80,760 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Gambia | 79,310 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 70,109 | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 65,393 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 79 | Serbia | 65,282 | 2024 | up 74.9% | flat |
| 80 | Korea | 62,112 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 60,563 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 82 | Lesotho | 56,273 | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 83 | Kuwait | 41,426 | 2021 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 40,399 | 2024 | up 722.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Türkiye | 39,052 | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 38,870 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 38,074 | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 34,245 | 2024 | up 907.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Czechia | 33,309 | 2023 | up 86.8% | flat |
| 90 | Jordan | 32,471 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 91 | Switzerland | 32,119 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 92 | Botswana | 31,013 | 2022 | up 115.2% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30,314 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 28,501 | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 27,727 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 25,204 | 2020 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 97 | Comoros | 25,182 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 23,504 | 2023 | up 34.2% | flat |
| 99 | Namibia | 21,891 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 100 | Denmark | 18,413 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 101 | Suriname | 18,228 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 16,895 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 16,118 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 104 | Norway | 15,086 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 105 | Uruguay | 15,080 | 2023 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 106 | Armenia | 13,276 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 12,720 | 2024 | up 96.9% | flat |
| 108 | Mauritius | 12,546 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 109 | Eswatini | 12,499 | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 110 | Netherlands | 12,260 | 2023 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 111 | Jamaica | 12,064 | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 12,046 | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 113 | New Zealand | 11,877 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 114 | Chile | 11,747 | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 11,360 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 116 | Greece | 11,140 | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 11,010 | 2024 | up 48.9% | falling |
| 118 | Poland | 10,889 | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | 10,672 | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 119 | Croatia | 10,672 | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 10,568 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | 10,070 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 123 | Belgium | 8,940 | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 8,316 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | 7,570 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 7,248 | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Mongolia | 7,192 | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 7,191 | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 6,688 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 5,718 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 131 | Bhutan | 5,617 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 5,610 | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Maldives | 5,459 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 5,441 | 2024 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 4,799 | 2022 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 136 | Latvia | 4,752 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Estonia | 4,590 | 2024 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 3,927 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 3,694 | 2023 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 3,614 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 3,379 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 142 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3,363 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 3,020 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 144 | Slovenia | 2,749 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,592 | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 2,444 | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,314 | 2015 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 148 | Tonga | 2,084 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 149 | Malta | 1,833 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 150 | Hong Kong, China | 1,703 | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Macau, China | 1,688 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 152 | Seychelles | 1,521 | 2024 | up 1,107.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Grenada | 1,484 | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 1,402 | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Kiribati | 1,264 | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 1,099 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 157 | Albania | 1,062 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 158 | San Marino | 1,041 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 159 | Bahrain | 927.96 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 160 | Ireland | 868 | 2022 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 825 | 2024 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 561 | 2024 | up 210.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Singapore | 483 | 2023 | up 323.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Aruba | 402 | 2009 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 164 | Cyprus | 402 | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 166 | British Virgin Islands | 297 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Cayman Islands | 282 | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 246 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 244.97 | 2023 | up 1,189.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 216 | 2023 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 170 | Portugal | 216 | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 213 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 207 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 195 | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 175 | Andorra | 193 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 169 | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Anguilla | 116 | 2023 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 113 | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 179 | Tokelau | 111 | 2025 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 180 | Gibraltar | 65 | 2024 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Naoero | 63 | 2025 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Palau | 54 | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Montserrat | 25 | 2014 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Niue | 15 | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 130.70 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 100.40 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 79.95 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 65.83 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 59.96 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 59.60 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 43.08 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 39.60 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 38.77 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 37.67 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 37.22 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 27.92 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 25.62 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 22.72 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 20.28 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 19.32 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 16.58 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.03 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 9.18 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 8.57 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 7.39 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 6.88 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 4.91 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 4.45 million
- SDG: Western Asia 4.13 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.38 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.23 million
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.65 million
- SDG: Europe 1.43 million
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.33 million
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.17 million
- SDG: Northern America 793,500
- SDG: Oceania 603,400
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 598,000
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 587,900
- SDG: Central Asia 358,400
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 314,400
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 111,100
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 13,170
About this data
February 2026 Data Release