Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 2.23 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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: Europe and Northern America is 2.23 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 4.95 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.23 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.95 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.80 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.58 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.25 million | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.99 million | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.63 million | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 3.51 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.42 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.29 million | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.92 million | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.47 million | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.40 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.47 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.45 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.34 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.31 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.31 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.23 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.00 million | 3.40 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million | 2.38 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million | 2.23 million | 2.34 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 2.23 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th 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: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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