Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 1.45 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.45 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
23rd
of 39 groups
All-time high
4.41 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.27 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia is 1.45 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 4.41 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2017.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 23rd 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 SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.41 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.87 million | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.53 million | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 million | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.83 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.45 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.82 million | 1.83 million | 4.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.27 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 1.29 million | 1.45 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 1.45 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2017.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: South-eastern 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