Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
163
Highest
4.44 million
India
Lowest
2
Naoero
Median
9,646
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,544
What the numbers show
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 4.44 million in India; the lowest is 2 in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,646, and the mean is 145,092.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Solomon Islands (up 6,301.1%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 98.5%).
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4.44 million | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3.18 million | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.45 million | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Algeria | 1.38 million | 2025 | up 2,147.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 1.04 million | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 651,841 | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 650,121 | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 8 | Chad | 610,184 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 596,101 | 2024 | up 584.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 575,557 | 2024 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 545,584 | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 492,275 | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 492,173 | 2016 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 14 | Iraq | 442,848 | 2007 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 433,290 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 432,275 | 2018 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 409,970 | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 368,372 | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 19 | Guinea | 323,679 | 2014 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 310,253 | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 259,402 | 2024 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 253,791 | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 237,228 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 214,378 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 207,561 | 2025 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 26 | Guatemala | 188,916 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 166,757 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 154,814 | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 150,622 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 140,725 | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 136,822 | 2017 | up 184.4% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 133,280 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 133,173 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 129,647 | 2018 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 124,747 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 121,269 | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 106,816 | 2025 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 106,470 | 2024 | up 791.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 97,540 | 1985 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 95,420 | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | 85,899 | 2022 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 83,029 | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 73,413 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 70,016 | 2023 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritania | 66,608 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 59,995 | 2023 | up 276.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 57,533 | 2022 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Eritrea | 55,370 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 50,478 | 2019 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 50 | Kenya | 50,245 | 2006 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 50,184 | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Lebanon | 50,182 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Türkiye | 46,074 | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 42,154 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 40,903 | 2023 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 40,113 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 57 | Nepal | 39,955 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 39,529 | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 34,451 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 60 | Poland | 33,567 | 2020 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 32,352 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 30,238 | 1983 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 63 | Paraguay | 26,910 | 2024 | up 1,469.1% | falling |
| 64 | Morocco | 23,611 | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 22,894 | 2024 | up 278.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lesotho | 21,802 | 2024 | up 247.6% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 21,535 | 2023 | up 231.1% | flat |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 20,352 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20,255 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 70 | Oman | 19,893 | 2024 | up 1,425.5% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17,224 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 17,154 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 16,729 | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 74 | Italy | 16,473 | 2023 | up 215.8% | rising |
| 75 | Kuwait | 16,026 | 2021 | up 570.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cuba | 14,725 | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Spain | 14,030 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 11,929 | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 11,927 | 2024 | up 4,129.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia | 11,682 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Jordan | 10,818 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 82 | Comoros | 9,646 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 9,539 | 2021 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | 8,986 | 2024 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 8,576 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 7,367 | 2024 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 87 | Suriname | 6,914 | 2024 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 6,796 | 2022 | up 399.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,702 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 90 | Botswana | 6,436 | 2022 | up 75.4% | falling |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 6,377 | 2024 | up 169.0% | falling |
| 92 | Mongolia | 6,376 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Guyana | 6,346 | 2023 | up 1,335.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Hong Kong, China | 5,971 | 2021 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 95 | Israel | 5,717 | 2024 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 5,697 | 2023 | up 6,301.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 5,486 | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 5,414 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 5,185 | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 5,107 | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 4,556 | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Gambia | 4,257 | 2025 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 4,182 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 104 | Chile | 3,835 | 2022 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 105 | Eswatini | 3,422 | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | 3,140 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 107 | Mauritius | 2,522 | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Qatar | 2,355 | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | 2,216 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 110 | Austria | 2,163 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 111 | Slovakia | 1,867 | 2024 | down 60.2% | rising |
| 112 | France | 1,819 | 2022 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 1,734 | 2018 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 114 | Fiji | 1,623 | 2016 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Greece | 1,572 | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 1,520 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Netherlands | 1,427 | 2023 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | 1,228 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 119 | Finland | 1,196 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 120 | Bahamas | 1,183 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 121 | Denmark | 1,062 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | 1,057 | 2025 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | 1,051 | 2023 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Norway | 1,018 | 2024 | up 317.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Uruguay | 914 | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 908 | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 850 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 837 | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 765 | 2024 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 130 | Sweden | 742 | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Macau, China | 685 | 2024 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 649 | 2024 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 548 | 2015 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 134 | Bahrain | 518 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 511 | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 136 | Slovenia | 432 | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 137 | Bhutan | 427 | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Kiribati | 292 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 253 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Tonga | 217 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | 209 | 2015 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 174 | 2021 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 143 | Dominica | 165 | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 152.97 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 145 | Barbados | 150 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 146 | Grenada | 147 | 2014 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 135 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 130 | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 149 | Iceland | 129 | 2023 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 150 | British Virgin Islands | 128 | 2024 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Andorra | 127 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 112 | 2014 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Tuvalu | 61 | 2020 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 154 | Tokelau | 49 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Switzerland | 46 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 43 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 41 | 2017 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 40 | 2021 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Liechtenstein | 33 | 2021 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 160 | Cook Islands | 32 | 2015 | — | rising |
| 161 | San Marino | 30 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 162 | Cayman Islands | 29 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 163 | Naoero | 2 | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 31.04 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 23.17 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 17.49 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 17.32 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 16.51 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 15.91 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 15.56 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 14.17 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 13.06 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.59 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 10.35 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 9.57 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 8.03 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 7.91 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 5.84 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.75 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 3.30 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 2.93 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.61 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 1.47 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.45 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.43 million
- SDG: Western Asia 1.33 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.28 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 922,400
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 571,500
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 478,700
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 425,800
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 401,200
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 246,200
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 223,200
- SDG: Europe 221,100
- SDG: Northern America 202,700
- SDG: Central Asia 112,900
- SDG: Oceania 97,360
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 94,250
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 87,550
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 23,080
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 2,047
About this data
February 2026 Data Release