Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 21.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 32.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2025.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 28.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 22.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 5 Cape Verde 51.3% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 44.4% compare
- 7 Eritrea 43.5% compare
- 8 Sudan 41.9% compare
- 9 Niger 41.7% compare
- 10 Haiti 41.0%
- 11 British Virgin Islands 40.8% 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 rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for 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 25.9%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release