Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 33.46 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
33.46 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
4th
of 39 groups
All-time high
34.62 million
in 2022
All-time low
31.65 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 33.46 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 34.62 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.65 million, in 2013.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.19 million | — |
| 2001 | 32.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 33.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.40 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 33.02 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.16 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.83 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 32.23 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.45 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 34.02 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 33.46 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.02 million | 32.19 million | 33.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.27 million | 31.65 million | 33.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.19 million | 33.46 million | 34.62 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 33.46 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 34.62 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.65 million in 2013.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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