Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 358,400 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia, 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 SDG: Central Asia is 358,400, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 947,200 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 358,400, in 2025.
That places SDG: Central Asia 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 593,400 | — |
| 2001 | 610,100 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 630,700 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 653,300 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 661,300 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 930,000 | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 938,200 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 947,200 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 939,600 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 907,200 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 841,200 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 756,300 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 678,100 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 635,900 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 656,100 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 626,600 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 589,100 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 566,600 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 587,100 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 639,700 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 659,800 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 628,200 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 533,900 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 439,500 | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 382,800 | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 358,400 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 781,100 | 593,400 | 947,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 657,670 | 566,600 | 841,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500,433 | 358,400 | 659,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia was 358,400 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 947,200 in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,400 in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release