Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 65.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 65.83 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 67.22 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.25 million, in 2013.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 4th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.26 million | — |
| 2001 | 61.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 62.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.78 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.12 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 61.98 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.02 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 60.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.08 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 64.47 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 65.68 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.61 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 65.83 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.21 million | 60.26 million | 63.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.59 million | 60.25 million | 64.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.56 million | 65.68 million | 67.22 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 65.83 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 67.22 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.25 million in 2013.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 4th 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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