Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 43.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 43.08 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 43.08 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.08 million, in 2000.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 31.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 31.78 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.17 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.50 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 32.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 36.57 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 38.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 39.41 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 39.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 40.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 42.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.75 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 42.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 43.08 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.41 million | 31.08 million | 33.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.30 million | 33.41 million | 39.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.16 million | 40.43 million | 43.08 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 43.08 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 43.08 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.08 million in 2000.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release