Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 79.95 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 79.95 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 96.37 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.91 million, in 2020.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.38 million | — |
| 2001 | 96.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.93 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 93.28 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 90.16 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 87.02 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 85.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 82.38 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.72 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.96 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.31 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.51 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.88 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.91 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.95 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.78 million | 83.54 million | 96.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.42 million | 79.13 million | 82.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.62 million | 78.91 million | 79.95 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 79.95 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.37 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.91 million in 2020.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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