Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
19th
of 39 groups
All-time high
20.6%
in 2000
All-time low
10.4%
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World stood at 10.5%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World peaked at 20.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2023.
SDG: World ranks 19th 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 rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 16 Burkina Faso 33.7% compare
- 17 Kenya 31.9% compare
- 18 Lesotho 31.8% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 31.7% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 30.8% compare
- 21 Chad 30.6% compare
- 22 Honduras 25.6% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: World was 10.5% 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 SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: World ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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