Adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Adolescents out of school, female was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 5.3% for adolescents out of school, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Upper middle income was 5.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.