Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 10.35 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
10.35 million
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
11th
of 39 groups
All-time high
15.44 million
in 2000
All-time low
10.35 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201220252000: 15.4M2001: 15.2M2002: 14.8M2003: 14.2M2004: 13.5M2005: 12.9M2006: 12.4M2007: 12.0M2008: 11.5M2009: 11.2M2010: 11.2M2011: 11.3M2012: 11.3M2013: 11.3M2014: 11.2M2015: 11.5M2016: 11.8M2017: 12.1M2018: 12.1M2019: 12.0M2020: 11.9M2021: 11.4M2022: 11.1M2023: 10.8M2024: 10.6M2025: 10.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 10.35 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.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 15.44 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.35 million, in 2025.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 15.44 million
2001 15.17 million -1.7%
2002 14.77 million -2.6%
2003 14.19 million -3.9%
2004 13.49 million -4.9%
2005 12.95 million -4.0%
2006 12.44 million -3.9%
2007 11.96 million -3.9%
2008 11.51 million -3.8%
2009 11.16 million -3.0%
2010 11.16 million +0.0%
2011 11.27 million +1.0%
2012 11.29 million +0.2%
2013 11.26 million -0.3%
2014 11.22 million -0.4%
2015 11.46 million +2.1%
2016 11.76 million +2.6%
2017 12.11 million +3.0%
2018 12.11 million +0.0%
2019 12.04 million -0.6%
2020 11.94 million -0.8%
2021 11.45 million -4.1%
2022 11.12 million -2.9%
2023 10.81 million -2.8%
2024 10.57 million -2.2%
2025 10.35 million -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.31 million 11.16 million 15.44 million 10
2010s 11.57 million 11.16 million 12.11 million 10
2020s 11.04 million 10.35 million 11.94 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 8 Chad 610,184 compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 596,101 compare
  3. 10 Philippines 575,557 compare
  4. 11 Madagascar 545,584 compare
  5. 12 Senegal 492,275 compare
  6. 13 Yemen 492,173 compare
  7. 14 Iraq 442,848 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 10.35 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 15.44 million in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 10.35 million in 2025.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income 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
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February 2026 Data Release