Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 202,700 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America stood at 202,700. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 202,700 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86,080, in 2002.
SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 104,600 | — |
| 2001 | 94,180 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 86,080 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 94,860 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 98,390 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 101,100 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 96,080 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 93,250 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 96,710 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 98,930 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 95,050 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 93,500 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 99,220 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 107,200 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 110,500 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 107,100 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 99,290 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 94,730 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 100,200 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 109,900 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 116,800 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 119,800 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 121,300 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 134,800 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 162,500 | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 202,700 | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,418 | 86,080 | 104,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,669 | 93,500 | 110,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,983 | 116,800 | 202,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 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
- 36 Malaysia 121,269 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern America was 202,700 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 202,700 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,080 in 2002.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd 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 America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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