Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 651,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 651,600 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 1.61 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 623,200, in 2014.
That places SDG: Europe 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.61 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.49 million | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 995,800 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 954,800 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 929,600 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 918,500 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 833,500 | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 678,400 | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 625,800 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 623,200 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 642,100 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 670,300 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 695,700 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 702,800 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 698,000 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 690,400 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 682,400 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 677,400 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 670,600 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 662,200 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 651,600 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 918,500 | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 720,980 | 623,200 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 672,433 | 651,600 | 690,400 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Europe was 651,600 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: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 623,200 in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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