Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 31.04 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
31.04 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
48.68 million
in 2000
All-time low
27.69 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World is 31.04 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World peaked at 48.68 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.69 million, in 2015.
That places SDG: World 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.68 million | — |
| 2001 | 46.34 million | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 43.86 million | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.50 million | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 38.86 million | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 37.20 million | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 35.76 million | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 34.50 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 32.72 million | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 31.04 million | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 30.07 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 29.52 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.97 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 28.27 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.70 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 27.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.65 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.84 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 31.04 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.05 million | 31.04 million | 48.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.64 million | 27.69 million | 30.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.68 million | 30.02 million | 31.05 million | 6 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: World was 31.04 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.68 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 million in 2015.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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