Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 13.07 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries stood at 13.07 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries peaked at 14.16 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.15 million number, in 2012.
Least developed countries ranks 14th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.77 million number | — |
| 1999 | 14.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 14.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.68 million number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.32 million number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.18 million number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.91 million number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.77 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.71 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.43 million number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.39 million number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.15 million number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.75 million number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.95 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.87 million number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.92 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.07 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.89 million number | 13.77 million number | 14.01 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.38 million number | 12.71 million number | 14.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 million number | 12.15 million number | 13.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Least developed countries was 13.07 million 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.15 million number in 2012.
- How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.