Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 30.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30.20 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
34.64 million number
in 2007
All-time low
12.96 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend stood at 30.20 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend peaked at 34.64 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.96 million number, in 1970.

IDA blend ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 12.96 million number
1971 13.47 million number +4.0%
1972 13.90 million number +3.2%
1973 14.35 million number +3.2%
1974 14.72 million number +2.6%
1975 15.22 million number +3.4%
1976 15.69 million number +3.0%
1977 16.12 million number +2.8%
1978 16.63 million number +3.2%
1979 17.15 million number +3.2%
1980 17.51 million number +2.1%
1981 17.86 million number +2.0%
1982 18.15 million number +1.6%
1983 18.38 million number +1.2%
1984 18.63 million number +1.4%
1985 18.90 million number +1.5%
1986 19.56 million number +3.4%
1987 20.10 million number +2.8%
1988 20.87 million number +3.8%
1989 21.62 million number +3.6%
1990 22.32 million number +3.3%
1991 22.86 million number +2.4%
1992 23.43 million number +2.5%
1993 24.31 million number +3.7%
1994 25.20 million number +3.7%
1995 26.08 million number +3.5%
1996 27.00 million number +3.5%
1997 27.92 million number +3.4%
1998 28.89 million number +3.5%
1999 29.91 million number +3.5%
2000 30.57 million number +2.2%
2001 31.05 million number +1.6%
2002 31.82 million number +2.5%
2003 32.28 million number +1.4%
2004 32.16 million number -0.4%
2005 32.96 million number +2.5%
2006 33.48 million number +1.6%
2007 34.64 million number +3.5%
2008 34.42 million number -0.6%
2009 34.16 million number -0.8%
2010 33.56 million number -1.7%
2011 33.98 million number +1.2%
2012 34.36 million number +1.1%
2013 34.06 million number -0.9%
2014 34.17 million number +0.3%
2015 30.18 million number -11.7%
2016 29.04 million number -3.8%
2017 29.29 million number +0.8%
2018 30.01 million number +2.5%
2019 30.20 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.02 million number 12.96 million number 17.15 million number 10
1980s 19.16 million number 17.51 million number 21.62 million number 10
1990s 25.79 million number 22.32 million number 29.91 million number 10
2000s 32.75 million number 30.57 million number 34.64 million number 10
2010s 31.89 million number 29.04 million number 34.36 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number compare
  2. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number compare
  3. 19 Guatemala 1.07 million number compare
  4. 20 Guinea 1.05 million number compare
  5. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 million number compare
  6. 22 Malawi 913,029 number compare
  7. 23 South Africa 879,089 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA blend was 30.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 34.64 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 12.96 million number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
IDA blend ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/