Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 221,100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe, 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: Europe is 221,100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 862,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 214,500, in 2024.
That places SDG: Europe 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 837,400 | — |
| 2001 | 655,000 | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 650,400 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 862,000 | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 618,700 | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 639,000 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 566,700 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 506,100 | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 464,200 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 337,400 | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 267,800 | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 272,600 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 294,200 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 301,400 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 307,300 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 311,100 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 304,600 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 289,000 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 275,700 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 262,500 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 248,700 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 237,000 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 225,000 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 216,200 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 214,500 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 221,100 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 613,690 | 337,400 | 862,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,620 | 262,500 | 311,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,083 | 214,500 | 248,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 29 Viet Nam 150,622 compare
- 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 140,725 compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 136,822 compare
- 32 Honduras 133,280 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 133,173 compare
- 34 Myanmar 129,647 compare
- 35 Togo 124,747 compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe was 221,100 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: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 862,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,500 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release