Adolescents out of school, female in Middle income
Middle income: Adolescents out of school, female was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in 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 Middle income stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Middle income peaked at 39.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 21.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Middle income?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Middle income was 15.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Middle income rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Middle income ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.