Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India
India: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.23 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India is 18.23 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India peaked at 22.41 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.23 million, in 2025.
That places India 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.41 million | — |
| 2020 | 19.61 million | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 18.82 million | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 19.84 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 19.93 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 19.40 million | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 18.23 million | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.41 million | 22.41 million | 22.41 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 19.31 million | 18.23 million | 19.93 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in India was 18.23 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.41 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.23 million in 2025.
- How does India rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release