Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
24.51 million
India
Lowest
24
Montserrat
Median
33,988
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,685
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 24.51 million in India; the lowest is 24 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 33,988, and the mean is 478,703.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 4,864.1%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 95.4%).
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth … adolescents female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 24.51 million | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 7.59 million | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3.68 million | 2017 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3.50 million | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.20 million | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 7 | Yemen | 2.10 million | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 1.89 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mali | 1.69 million | 2018 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 1.67 million | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 1.49 million | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 1.42 million | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 14 | Iraq | 1.39 million | 2007 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Syria | 1.29 million | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.23 million | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 1.16 million | 2020 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 18 | Senegal | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.08 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 20 | Mozambique | 1.01 million | 2018 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 21 | Burundi | 981,637 | 2025 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 969,330 | 2009 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 884,366 | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 24 | Russia | 840,203 | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 826,896 | 2014 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 692,396 | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 687,940 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 28 | Guatemala | 652,390 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 576,554 | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 30 | Malaysia | 553,453 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 31 | Iran | 519,772 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 486,934 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 416,629 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 403,103 | 2018 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 337,449 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 36 | Liberia | 327,867 | 2022 | up 128.1% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 303,741 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 38 | Laos | 294,861 | 2025 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 282,172 | 2022 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 259,524 | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 254,196 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 245,233 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 244,537 | 2024 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 240,737 | 2020 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 45 | Eritrea | 234,697 | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lebanon | 194,222 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 182,004 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 48 | Morocco | 179,308 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 179,164 | 2011 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 50 | Bolivia | 176,443 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Canada | 167,594 | 2023 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 156,128 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 152,836 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 137,390 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 134,270 | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 56 | Germany | 127,901 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 57 | Paraguay | 123,886 | 2024 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 122,964 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 119,536 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 60 | Turkey | 117,689 | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 114,844 | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 62 | Lesotho | 108,657 | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 106,548 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela | 94,653 | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 87,634 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 66 | Algeria | 81,260 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 79,336 | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine | 74,282 | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 69 | Poland | 72,822 | 2020 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 69,681 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Spain | 69,555 | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 68,463 | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 73 | Cuba | 65,878 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 57,110 | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 75 | South Korea | 55,279 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 51,506 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 50,339 | 2022 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Kuwait | 50,098 | 2021 | up 334.8% | flat |
| 79 | Serbia | 49,018 | 2024 | up 204.1% | rising |
| 80 | Oman | 47,686 | 2024 | up 2,774.4% | volatile |
| 81 | France | 43,723 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 39,700 | 2023 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 83 | Botswana | 37,397 | 2014 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 84 | Chile | 35,708 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 35,201 | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 33,988 | 2024 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 87 | Comoros | 31,271 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 30,160 | 2024 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 89 | Jordan | 29,263 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 90 | Jamaica | 28,597 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 91 | Hungary | 28,242 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 92 | Belarus | 27,558 | 2024 | up 378.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 26,495 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 94 | Australia | 25,168 | 2024 | up 4,864.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 20,828 | 2024 | up 255.2% | falling |
| 96 | Guyana | 20,031 | 2023 | up 372.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 19,967 | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 98 | Czechia | 19,547 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 19,242 | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 100 | East Timor | 18,971 | 2020 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 101 | Namibia | 18,373 | 2012 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 102 | Georgia | 16,819 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 16,696 | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 104 | Switzerland | 16,044 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 105 | Argentina | 15,915 | 2023 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 13,229 | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,210 | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 12,939 | 2024 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 109 | Belgium | 12,733 | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 11,364 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 111 | Denmark | 11,181 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 112 | Slovakia | 11,055 | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 113 | Qatar | 10,991 | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 10,444 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 115 | Netherlands | 9,449 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 116 | Finland | 8,709 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 117 | Mauritius | 8,647 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 118 | Moldova | 8,488 | 2020 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Sweden | 7,790 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 120 | Greece | 7,186 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 6,973 | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 6,765 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 123 | Belize | 5,793 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 124 | Uruguay | 5,443 | 2023 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | 5,181 | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 126 | Maldives | 4,577 | 2013 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 127 | Bhutan | 4,457 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Estonia | 4,306 | 2024 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 129 | Latvia | 4,007 | 2024 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 3,960 | 2024 | up 349.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 3,741 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 132 | Macao | 3,595 | 2024 | up 82.8% | falling |
| 133 | Micronesia (country) | 3,590 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 3,521 | 2022 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,470 | 2015 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 136 | Brunei | 3,393 | 2023 | up 167.4% | falling |
| 137 | Croatia | 2,610 | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 2,440 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 2,158 | 2023 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 1,952 | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 1,919 | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | 1,662 | 2022 | up 1,855.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 1,593 | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 144 | Samoa | 1,318 | 2016 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 1,296 | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 146 | Malta | 1,224 | 2023 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 1,202 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 1,194 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Seychelles | 1,043 | 2024 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 827 | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Singapore | 825 | 2023 | up 1,456.6% | volatile |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 786 | 2024 | up 346.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Tonga | 628 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 154 | San Marino | 575 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 155 | Albania | 506 | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 485 | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Dominica | 453 | 2023 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 378 | 2012 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 159 | Grenada | 329 | 2015 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 327 | 2013 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Andorra | 280 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 162 | Cayman Islands | 260 | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 163 | Cyprus | 203 | 2022 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Aruba | 196 | 2009 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Tokelau | 184 | 2025 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 166 | Liechtenstein | 154 | 2021 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 167 | Anguilla | 122 | 2022 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 90 | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 169 | Cook Islands | 73 | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Nauru | 65 | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Montserrat | 24 | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release