Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 30.3% 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: World peaked at 48.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
That places SDG: World 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 36.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.3% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 18 Afghanistan 67.8% compare
- 19 Cameroon 67.3% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.9% compare
- 21 Ghana 66.7% compare
- 22 Guatemala 65.1% compare
- 23 Papua New Guinea 62.8% compare
- 24 San Marino 62.0% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: World was 30.3% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: World ranks 21st 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release