Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
18.23 million
India
Lowest
12
Montserrat
Median
14,244
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,941
What the numbers show
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 18.23 million in India; the lowest is 12 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,244, and the mean is 256,199.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 2,491.1%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 93.9%).
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 18.23 million | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 2.08 million | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.84 million | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.75 million | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 5 | Kenya | 1.28 million | 2023 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 848,768 | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 816,972 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 10 | Niger | 757,565 | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 11 | Yemen | 749,012 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 708,219 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 702,012 | 2024 | up 83.9% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 680,921 | 2023 | up 467.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 606,541 | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 603,014 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 575,295 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 18 | Iraq | 568,476 | 2007 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 540,194 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 509,046 | 2018 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 478,650 | 2022 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 22 | Burundi | 464,473 | 2025 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 460,409 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 457,988 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 451,204 | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 26 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 379,047 | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 375,316 | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 367,393 | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 365,025 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 321,886 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 31 | Benin | 302,110 | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea | 286,355 | 2014 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 272,432 | 2018 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 34 | Malaysia | 250,602 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 35 | United States of America | 220,957 | 2022 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 217,134 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 37 | Algeria | 180,984 | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 173,011 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 172,555 | 2023 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 161,509 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 158,333 | 2022 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 155,697 | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 43 | Thailand | 153,860 | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 147,564 | 2025 | up 40.8% | flat |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 141,577 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 127,901 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 121,416 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 120,923 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 119,474 | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 110,892 | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100,521 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 52 | Canada | 99,068 | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 93,482 | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 92,941 | 2011 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 90,737 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 89,227 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 57 | Liberia | 84,399 | 2022 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 58 | Eritrea | 83,720 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 78,415 | 2020 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 76,402 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 75,467 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 73,103 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Lebanon | 72,818 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 67,084 | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 49,194 | 2023 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 48,222 | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 67 | Ukraine | 46,945 | 2024 | up 1,032.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 44,941 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 69 | France | 43,723 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 38,289 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 36,479 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 36,445 | 2025 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 35,149 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Japan | 34,516 | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 33,632 | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 76 | Republic of Korea | 33,544 | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 77 | Serbia | 32,308 | 2024 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 30,888 | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 30,527 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 80 | Palestine, State of | 30,264 | 2023 | up 51.8% | flat |
| 81 | Argentina | 29,301 | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Poland | 27,840 | 2020 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 27,499 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 84 | Lesotho | 25,858 | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 20,668 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 86 | Hungary | 17,942 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 87 | Oman | 17,438 | 2024 | up 2,491.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Czechia | 16,237 | 2023 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 89 | Switzerland | 15,646 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 90 | Kuwait | 14,429 | 2021 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 14,059 | 2022 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 92 | Australia | 13,486 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 13,048 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,472 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 95 | Austria | 11,934 | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 11,097 | 2020 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 97 | Namibia | 11,012 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 98 | Comoros | 10,959 | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 10,550 | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 9,779 | 2022 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 9,400 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 102 | Chile | 8,641 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 8,477 | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 104 | Denmark | 8,461 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 105 | Slovakia | 8,058 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 106 | Suriname | 7,612 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 7,498 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 108 | Norway | 6,475 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 109 | Netherlands | 6,091 | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 5,604 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 5,544 | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 112 | Armenia | 5,471 | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 5,397 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 114 | Qatar | 5,329 | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | 5,116 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 116 | Greece | 4,992 | 2023 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 4,981 | 2024 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 118 | New Zealand | 4,954 | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | 4,870 | 2023 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 4,590 | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 4,461 | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | 4,395 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 123 | Belgium | 3,963 | 2023 | up 179.1% | rising |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,720 | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Belarus | 3,452 | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | 2,932 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 2,835 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 2,723 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 129 | Croatia | 2,610 | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 2,568 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 2,396 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 2,130 | 2024 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 133 | Samoa | 1,990 | 2024 | up 100.6% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 1,872 | 2024 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Iceland | 1,745 | 2023 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bahamas | 1,679 | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 1,651 | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,579 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | Montenegro | 1,576 | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 140 | Israel | 1,571 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 1,497 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 1,452 | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 1,161 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 144 | Slovenia | 1,155 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 1,142 | 2019 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,134 | 2015 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 147 | Lithuania | 979 | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 895 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 806 | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 789.47 | 2024 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 151 | Macau, China | 741 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 152 | Malta | 736 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 153 | Grenada | 706 | 2024 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Portugal | 662 | 2018 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Seychelles | 628 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 156 | San Marino | 510 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 483 | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 158 | Kiribati | 277 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 262 | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 251 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 161 | Aruba | 167 | 2009 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 143 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 139 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 136 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 165 | Dominica | 115 | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 113 | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 167 | Cyprus | 111 | 2022 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Mongolia | 103 | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 168 | British Virgin Islands | 103 | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Andorra | 92 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 89 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 172 | Ireland | 83 | 2022 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 73 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62 | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Anguilla | 60 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Tokelau | 46 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 177 | Palau | 31 | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24 | 2020 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Naoero | 23 | 2025 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Montserrat | 12 | 2014 | up 20.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 62.88 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 47.31 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 38.85 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 33.46 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 29.38 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 29.19 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 22.67 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 19.82 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 19.56 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 19.00 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 18.65 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 14.47 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 13.33 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 10.77 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 9.99 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 8.38 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.07 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 6.76 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.22 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 3.40 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 3.33 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.24 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 2.14 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 2.12 million
- SDG: Western Asia 2.10 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.09 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.02 million
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 877,800
- SDG: Europe 651,600
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 627,000
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 552,800
- SDG: Northern America 366,500
- SDG: Oceania 295,200
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 292,100
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 290,700
- SDG: Central Asia 176,800
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 152,800
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 46,470
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 3,549
About this data
February 2026 Data Release