Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 39.60 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 39.60 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 46.68 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.60 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.79 million | — |
| 2001 | 45.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 45.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 45.18 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.52 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 43.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 42.99 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.19 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.69 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.25 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.17 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.74 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 42.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 42.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.27 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.06 million | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 39.60 million | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.45 million | 43.96 million | 46.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.73 million | 40.89 million | 42.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.91 million | 39.60 million | 43.22 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 39.60 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 46.68 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.60 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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