Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 15.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 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: Least Developed Countries is 15.56 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 15.56 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.96 million, in 2012.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.39 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.54 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.35 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.10 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.82 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.55 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 12.32 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.14 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.96 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.71 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 13.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.38 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.11 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.56 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.03 million | 12.14 million | 13.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.55 million | 11.96 million | 13.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 million | 14.38 million | 15.56 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 4 Algeria 1.38 million compare
- 5 Niger 1.04 million compare
- 6 Cameroon 651,841 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 650,121 compare
- 8 Chad 610,184 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 596,101 compare
- 10 Philippines 575,557 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 15.56 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.56 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.96 million in 2012.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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