Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 39.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 39.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 61.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2024.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 47.4% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.9% | 40.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 39.9% 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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