Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 19.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 19.32 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 19.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.77 million, in 2000.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.77 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 12.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.06 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.16 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.33 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.57 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.12 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.80 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 16.50 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 17.43 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 18.19 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 18.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 19.32 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.70 million | 11.77 million | 13.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.16 million | 13.33 million | 15.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 million | 16.50 million | 19.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 13 Russian Federation 1.35 million compare
- 14 Yemen 1.33 million compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 1.28 million compare
- 16 Ghana 1.23 million compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 1.21 million compare
- 18 Cameroon 1.17 million compare
- 19 Chad 1.05 million compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 19.32 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.77 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 16th 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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