Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 38.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 38.2% 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 62.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2025.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 15th 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 47.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.2% | 39.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 12 Malawi 70.4% compare
- 13 Syria 69.7% compare
- 14 Madagascar 69.0% compare
- 15 Tokelau 68.7% compare
- 16 Burundi 68.3% compare
- 17 Mozambique 67.8% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 67.8% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 38.2% 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2025.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 15th 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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