Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 9.14 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 9.14 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 28.85 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.14 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.85 million | — |
| 2001 | 27.12 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 25.49 million | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 23.96 million | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 22.49 million | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 21.17 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 19.86 million | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 18.51 million | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 17.37 million | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 16.42 million | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.37 million | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 14.44 million | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 13.73 million | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 13.10 million | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 12.47 million | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 11.93 million | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.42 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.90 million | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 10.47 million | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.08 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.79 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.55 million | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 9.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 9.14 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.12 million | 16.42 million | 28.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.39 million | 10.08 million | 15.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 million | 9.14 million | 9.79 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 10 Philippines 872,062 compare
- 11 Yemen 863,289 compare
- 12 Tanzania 822,227 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 659,756 compare
- 14 Mali 653,474 compare
- 15 Chad 519,892 compare
- 16 United States 448,218 compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 9.14 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.85 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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