Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 5.81 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 5.81 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.78 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.81 million, in 2025.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th 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 children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.23 million | — |
| 2001 | 7.08 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.18 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.39 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.53 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.19 million | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.79 million | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.42 million | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 6.14 million | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.95 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.81 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 5.81 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.09 million | 6.98 million | 7.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.22 million | 6.14 million | 7.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 million | 5.81 million | 5.96 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 13 Burkina Faso 659,756 compare
- 14 Mali 653,474 compare
- 15 Chad 519,892 compare
- 16 United States 448,218 compare
- 17 Somalia 414,337
- 18 Iraq 381,552 compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 337,596 compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.81 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release