Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
22.67 million
India
Lowest
12
Montserrat
Median
20,605
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,825
What the numbers show
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 22.67 million in India; the lowest is 12 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,605, and the mean is 381,443.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 6,121.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 95.3%).
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 22.67 million | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5.26 million | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.68 million | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2.35 million | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.89 million | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 1.79 million | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 1.56 million | 2025 | up 597.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cameroon | 1.26 million | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 1.25 million | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 1.24 million | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 1.22 million | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.08 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.01 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 1.01 million | 2007 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 18 | Senegal | 950,263 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 941,321 | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 893,699 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 847,022 | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 22 | Ghana | 785,041 | 2024 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 23 | Kenya | 685,866 | 2009 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 680,921 | 2023 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 672,034 | 2025 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 621,184 | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 610,034 | 2014 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 559,114 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 553,941 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 519,772 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 425,500 | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 32 | Myanmar | 402,079 | 2018 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 33 | Malaysia | 371,871 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 297,758 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cambodia | 290,547 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 267,975 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Nepal | 261,878 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 254,589 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 254,380 | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 254,203 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 41 | Mauritania | 202,224 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 181,690 | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | Romania | 180,908 | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 179,308 | 2024 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 170,298 | 2022 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 163,304 | 2011 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 154,917 | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 48 | Ukraine | 153,415 | 2024 | up 853.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 151,015 | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 50 | Eritrea | 139,090 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 51 | Rwanda | 136,628 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 52 | Germany | 127,901 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 53 | Lebanon | 123,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 109,482 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 109,189 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 56 | El Salvador | 107,819 | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 57 | Canada | 106,646 | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100,521 | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 95,997 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 94,418 | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 92,875 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 89,125 | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 63 | Türkiye | 85,126 | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 84,308 | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 77,944 | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 71,851 | 2024 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 69,600 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 68 | Poland | 61,407 | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 69 | Korea | 53,896 | 2024 | up 82.9% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 52,319 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 51,204 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 49,521 | 2024 | up 87.5% | flat |
| 73 | Panama | 49,034 | 2023 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 74 | Lesotho | 47,660 | 2024 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 75 | Palestine, State of | 46,993 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 76 | France | 43,723 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 43,147 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia | 41,294 | 2024 | up 163.3% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 37,331 | 2024 | up 6,121.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Japan | 35,476 | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 81 | Gambia | 34,784 | 2025 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 82 | Peru | 33,632 | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 83 | Kuwait | 30,455 | 2021 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 27,045 | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 85 | Australia | 25,168 | 2024 | up 4,864.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 23,993 | 2024 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 23,356 | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 88 | Comoros | 20,605 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 89 | Botswana | 20,495 | 2022 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 20,415 | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 91 | Jordan | 20,218 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 92 | Czechia | 17,288 | 2023 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 16,247 | 2023 | up 86.4% | falling |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 16,204 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 16,074 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 96 | Argentina | 15,915 | 2023 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 15,692 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 15,441 | 2022 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Belarus | 15,379 | 2024 | up 745.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Suriname | 14,526 | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 14,176 | 2018 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 102 | Austria | 14,097 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 103 | Chile | 13,821 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,472 | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 105 | Guyana | 11,216 | 2023 | up 164.6% | falling |
| 106 | Slovakia | 9,925 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 107 | Armenia | 9,653 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 108 | Denmark | 9,523 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 109 | Eswatini | 8,819 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 110 | New Zealand | 8,094 | 2024 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 111 | Qatar | 7,684 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 7,638 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 113 | Netherlands | 7,518 | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 114 | Norway | 7,493 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 7,447 | 2020 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | 7,288 | 2024 | up 98.1% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 7,036 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Greece | 6,564 | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 6,458 | 2023 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 120 | Mongolia | 6,388 | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Belgium | 6,179 | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 5,723 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 123 | Finland | 5,591 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji | 4,294 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 125 | Maldives | 4,160 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 126 | Belize | 3,476 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 127 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,393 | 2023 | up 167.4% | rising |
| 128 | Vanuatu | 3,246 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 129 | Bahamas | 2,862 | 2024 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 130 | Estonia | 2,779 | 2024 | up 150.1% | rising |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 2,733 | 2022 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 132 | Latvia | 2,637 | 2024 | up 80.6% | falling |
| 133 | Croatia | 2,610 | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 2,483 | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,090 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 136 | Bhutan | 1,924 | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 1,874 | 2023 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,682 | 2015 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 139 | Portugal | 1,615 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Montenegro | 1,593 | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 141 | Slovenia | 1,587 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 142 | Bahrain | 1,456 | 2024 | up 65.1% | falling |
| 143 | Macau, China | 1,426 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 1,296 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 145 | Samoa | 1,281 | 2016 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 1,194 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 1,112 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 148 | Malta | 866 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 806 | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 736 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 151 | Seychelles | 720 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 152 | Kiribati | 569 | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 153 | San Marino | 540 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 154 | Singapore | 538 | 2023 | up 915.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Albania | 506 | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 485 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 328 | 2021 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Barbados | 293 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 285 | 2012 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 160 | Dominica | 280 | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 231 | 2024 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Andorra | 219 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 163 | Grenada | 209 | 2015 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | 202 | 2022 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Aruba | 196 | 2009 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 181 | 2015 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Cayman Islands | 168 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 138 | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 169 | Tokelau | 95 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 170 | Anguilla | 89 | 2023 | up 242.3% | rising |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 80 | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 73 | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Cyprus | 65 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Naoero | 25 | 2025 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Montserrat | 12 | 2014 | down 42.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release