Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.28 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.28 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
24th
of 39 groups
All-time high
1.92 million
in 2002
All-time low
1.21 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 1.28 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.92 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 2019.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 24th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.86 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.59 million | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.28 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.49 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.21 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.28 million | 1.44 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 1.28 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2019.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 24th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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