Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.33 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 1.33 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.90 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 2025.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 23rd 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 1.33 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.53 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 1.50 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.33 million | 1.51 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia was 1.33 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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