Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 37.22 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.22 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 39 groups
All-time high
37.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
29.52 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 37.22 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 37.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.52 million, in 2000.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, 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: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.52 million | — |
| 2001 | 30.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 31.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 31.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 32.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 32.03 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.97 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.75 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.96 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 35.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 37.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 37.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 37.22 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.69 million | 29.52 million | 32.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 million | 31.97 million | 33.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.58 million | 35.03 million | 37.25 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 8 Mexico 1.91 million compare
- 9 Niger 1.53 million compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1.44 million compare
- 11 Madagascar 1.43 million compare
- 12 Afghanistan 1.40 million compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1.35 million compare
- 14 Yemen 1.33 million compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 37.22 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.52 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th 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: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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