Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Western 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: Western Asia is 24.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 48.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2025.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 41.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 30.6% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 24.9% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Western Asia was 24.9% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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