Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 642,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America is 642,300, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 153.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 642,300 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 183,600, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern America 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 183,600 | — |
| 2001 | 197,500 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 210,600 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 213,900 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 209,700 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 218,600 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 233,400 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 247,100 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 252,400 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 253,000 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 255,200 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 254,700 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 255,500 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 253,400 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 250,700 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 253,200 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 258,500 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 274,000 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 299,700 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 330,000 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 378,200 | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 448,600 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 518,000 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 574,000 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 616,500 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 642,300 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221,980 | 183,600 | 253,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,490 | 250,700 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 529,600 | 378,200 | 642,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 26 South Africa 218,959 compare
- 27 Guinea 217,989 compare
- 28 Senegal 201,790 compare
- 29 Venezuela 192,258 compare
- 30 Bangladesh 189,119 compare
- 31 Malaysia 181,582 compare
- 32 Central African Republic 177,758 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2707 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Northern America was 642,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 642,300 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,600 in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release