Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 10.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 30.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Central Asia 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -18.8% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 10.7% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % 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 Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia was 10.7% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 33rd 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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