Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.65 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
11th
of 39 groups
All-time high
18.97 million
in 2022
All-time low
15.75 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 18.65 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 18.97 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.75 million, in 2000.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.75 million | — |
| 2001 | 16.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.60 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 16.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 17.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.39 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.79 million | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.65 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.95 million | 15.75 million | 17.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.20 million | 16.98 million | 17.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.70 million | 18.23 million | 18.97 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 8 Afghanistan 848,768 compare
- 9 Mexico 816,972 compare
- 10 Niger 757,565 compare
- 11 Yemen 749,012 compare
- 12 Madagascar 708,219 compare
- 13 Ghana 702,012 compare
- 14 Russian Federation 680,921 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 18.65 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.97 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.75 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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