Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 100.40 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
100.40 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
149.90 million
in 2000
All-time low
98.42 million
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 100.40 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 149.90 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.42 million, in 2020.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 149.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 147.20 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 144.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 140.70 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 136.60 million | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 132.40 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 127.10 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 122.70 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 119.50 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 117.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 115.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 113.00 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 110.80 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 108.80 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 107.30 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 104.90 million | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 102.10 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 100.00 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.74 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 100.30 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 100.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 100.40 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133.81 million | 117.40 million | 149.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.02 million | 98.74 million | 115.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.75 million | 98.42 million | 100.50 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 100.40 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 149.90 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.42 million in 2020.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 2nd 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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