Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 29.38 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.38 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 39 groups
All-time high
39.57 million
in 2002
All-time low
29.32 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 29.38 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 39.57 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.32 million, in 2024.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 5th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.39 million | — |
| 2001 | 39.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.75 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.87 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.52 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.06 million | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 34.01 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 33.23 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.61 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.10 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.44 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 31.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 30.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.77 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.34 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 30.08 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.95 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.59 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 29.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 29.38 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.32 million | 33.23 million | 39.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.97 million | 29.95 million | 32.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.51 million | 29.32 million | 29.84 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 2 Ethiopia 2.08 million compare
- 3 Indonesia 1.84 million compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.75 million compare
- 5 Kenya 1.28 million compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.23 million compare
- 7 Egypt 1.01 million compare
- 8 Afghanistan 848,768 compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 29.38 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.57 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.32 million in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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