Adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Adolescents out of school, female was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income peaked at 26.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 15.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Lower middle income was 11.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.