Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 4.13 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western 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: Western Asia is 4.13 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.59 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.13 million, in 2025.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.83 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.89 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.15 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.59 million | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.37 million | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.09 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.82 million | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.58 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.49 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.42 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.34 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.13 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.00 million | 4.83 million | 5.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 million | 4.42 million | 5.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 million | 4.13 million | 4.34 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 22 Mali 988,451 compare
- 23 Senegal 988,178 compare
- 24 Burundi 961,204 compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 956,711 compare
- 26 Mozambique 944,143 compare
- 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 845,053 compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 753,573 compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 4.13 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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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February 2026 Data Release