Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 23.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2025.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 8.6% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release