Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.47 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia stood at 1.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 4.43 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million, in 2025.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 20th 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.43 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.36 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.21 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.93 million | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.60 million | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 3.33 million | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 3.14 million | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.65 million | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 million | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.47 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.50 million | 2.40 million | 4.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million | 1.63 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.47 million | 1.58 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 1.47 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: South-eastern 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