Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 27.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 27.92 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 27.92 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.70 million, in 2000.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 12th 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.70 million | — |
| 2001 | 16.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 16.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 17.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.49 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.28 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 20.82 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.73 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 23.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 24.39 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 25.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 26.02 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.31 million | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 27.92 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.14 million | 15.70 million | 18.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.69 million | 18.54 million | 23.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.23 million | 24.39 million | 27.92 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 27.92 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.92 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.70 million in 2000.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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