Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1.43 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 1.43 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 3.96 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 2025.
SDG: Europe ranks 29th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.96 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.70 million | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.34 million | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.99 million | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 2.83 million | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.62 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.55 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 1.43 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 million | 2.22 million | 3.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million | 1.53 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 1.43 million | 1.62 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 1.43 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 29th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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