Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 2.61 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 2.61 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 3.82 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.61 million, in 2025.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.82 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.74 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.71 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.66 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.52 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.37 million | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.17 million | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.02 million | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.96 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.92 million | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.85 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.71 million | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.72 million | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.63 million | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 2.61 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 million | 3.02 million | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million | 2.71 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million | 2.61 million | 2.95 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 2.61 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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