Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 176,800 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 176,800 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 498,100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 176,800, in 2025.
That places SDG: Central Asia 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 316,500 | — |
| 2001 | 323,800 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 334,400 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 346,400 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 351,800 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 489,700 | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 494,200 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 498,100 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 493,700 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 477,200 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 445,600 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 402,800 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 361,200 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 337,400 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 345,300 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 328,700 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 307,900 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 294,400 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 302,600 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 327,400 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 338,500 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 322,500 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 273,000 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 221,400 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 188,800 | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 176,800 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 412,580 | 316,500 | 498,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,330 | 294,400 | 445,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,500 | 176,800 | 338,500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Central Asia was 176,800 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 498,100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,800 in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 36th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release