Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 8.03 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.03 million
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
20.68 million
in 2000
All-time low
7.81 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 8.03 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 20.68 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million, in 2021.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.68 million | — |
| 2001 | 19.66 million | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.35 million | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 16.86 million | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.41 million | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 14.31 million | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 13.55 million | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.84 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 11.90 million | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 11.03 million | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.49 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.15 million | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.79 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.28 million | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.89 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.65 million | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.55 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.34 million | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.18 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.04 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.81 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.17 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 8.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.13 million | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 8.03 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.46 million | 11.03 million | 20.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 million | 8.04 million | 10.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.04 million | 7.81 million | 8.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 10 Philippines 575,557 compare
- 11 Madagascar 545,584 compare
- 12 Senegal 492,275 compare
- 13 Yemen 492,173 compare
- 14 Iraq 442,848 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 433,290 compare
- 16 Mali 432,275 compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 8.03 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million in 2021.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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