Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 29.19 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.19 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 39 groups
All-time high
39.24 million
in 2002
All-time low
29.14 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 29.19 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 39.24 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.14 million, in 2024.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 6th 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.04 million | — |
| 2001 | 39.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.41 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.37 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 36.02 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 34.56 million | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 33.51 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.76 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 32.15 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.70 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.08 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.66 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 30.54 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.44 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.04 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.77 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.63 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 29.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 29.19 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.90 million | 32.76 million | 39.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.62 million | 29.63 million | 32.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.26 million | 29.14 million | 29.50 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 9 Mexico 816,972 compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 29.19 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.24 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.14 million in 2024.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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