Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.82 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 19.82 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 24.28 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.82 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.75 million | — |
| 2001 | 24.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 24.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.79 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.34 million | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.69 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.16 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.72 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.46 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.38 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.15 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 21.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 22.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.74 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 21.38 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 20.67 million | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 19.82 million | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.74 million | 22.69 million | 24.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.47 million | 21.00 million | 22.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.24 million | 19.82 million | 22.04 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 19.82 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 24.28 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.82 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release