Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.76 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.76 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
18th
of 39 groups
All-time high
21.94 million
in 2000
All-time low
5.61 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 6.76 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 21.94 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.61 million, in 2017.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.94 million | — |
| 2001 | 20.30 million | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 18.70 million | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 17.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 15.44 million | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 13.98 million | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 12.79 million | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 11.91 million | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.42 million | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.13 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.75 million | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.98 million | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 9.18 million | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 8.56 million | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.98 million | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.14 million | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 6.22 million | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 5.61 million | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 5.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.87 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.13 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.56 million | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 6.81 million | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 6.76 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.46 million | 11.13 million | 21.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 million | 5.61 million | 10.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.30 million | 5.70 million | 6.81 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 15 Cameroon 606,541 compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 603,014 compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 575,295 compare
- 18 Iraq 568,476 compare
- 19 Chad 540,194 compare
- 20 Mali 509,046 compare
- 21 Mozambique 478,650 compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 6.76 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.94 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 million in 2017.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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