Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 586,210 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia stood at 586,210 number.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 1.81 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 576,999 number, in 2018.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.81 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.74 million number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million number | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 711,144 number | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 793,321 number | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 859,365 number | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 867,035 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 938,309 number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 878,350 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 835,069 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 805,590 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 851,796 number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 770,561 number | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 746,608 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 752,021 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 727,868 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 727,909 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 661,124 number | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 576,999 number | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 586,210 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 million number | 1.74 million number | 1.81 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 968,242 number | 711,144 number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 720,669 number | 576,999 number | 851,796 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia was 586,210 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 576,999 number in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central 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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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.