Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 23.17 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
23.17 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
24.00 million
in 2000
All-time low
19.52 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 23.17 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 24.00 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.52 million, in 2010.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 23.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.49 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.89 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.14 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.55 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.99 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 20.45 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.94 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 19.57 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 19.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 19.81 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.44 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 21.72 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.72 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.12 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 23.17 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.89 million | 19.57 million | 24.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.65 million | 19.52 million | 22.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.03 million | 22.72 million | 23.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 23.17 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 24.00 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 million in 2010.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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February 2026 Data Release