Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.43 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.43 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
22nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
4.22 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.43 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201220252000: 4.2M2001: 4.2M2002: 4.0M2003: 3.7M2004: 3.3M2005: 3.1M2006: 2.9M2007: 2.8M2008: 2.5M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.0M2013: 1.9M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.9M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.6M2021: 1.5M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.4M2025: 1.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.43 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.22 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 2025.

That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 4.22 million
2001 4.16 million -1.6%
2002 3.98 million -4.1%
2003 3.67 million -7.9%
2004 3.34 million -9.0%
2005 3.10 million -7.2%
2006 2.95 million -4.8%
2007 2.75 million -6.6%
2008 2.50 million -9.0%
2009 2.25 million -10.1%
2010 2.16 million -3.9%
2011 2.10 million -2.8%
2012 2.01 million -4.2%
2013 1.88 million -6.6%
2014 1.72 million -8.7%
2015 1.63 million -5.2%
2016 1.70 million +4.1%
2017 1.85 million +9.1%
2018 1.70 million -8.0%
2019 1.59 million -6.5%
2020 1.58 million -0.8%
2021 1.50 million -5.4%
2022 1.47 million -1.7%
2023 1.46 million -0.7%
2024 1.45 million -0.8%
2025 1.43 million -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.29 million 2.25 million 4.22 million 10
2010s 1.84 million 1.59 million 2.16 million 10
2020s 1.48 million 1.43 million 1.58 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 19 Guinea 323,679 compare
  2. 20 Angola 310,253 compare
  3. 21 Mexico 259,402 compare
  4. 22 Malawi 253,791 compare
  5. 23 Brazil 237,228 compare
  6. 24 Egypt 214,378 compare
  7. 25 Burundi 207,561 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.22 million in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2025.
How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,544 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release