Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total
IDA total: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 95.26 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
95.26 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
98.16 million number
in 2014
All-time low
42.85 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total stood at 95.26 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total peaked at 98.16 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.85 million number, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.85 million number | — |
| 1971 | 44.33 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 45.21 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 46.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 47.59 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 48.86 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 50.17 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 51.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 52.38 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 53.50 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 54.68 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 55.80 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 56.34 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 57.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 58.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 60.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 61.99 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 63.40 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 65.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 67.18 million number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 69.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 70.94 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 73.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 75.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 77.58 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 79.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 81.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 83.12 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 88.29 million number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 89.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 91.31 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 92.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 92.56 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.17 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.67 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 95.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.97 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.75 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.26 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.73 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.95 million number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.16 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.83 million number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 93.39 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 93.43 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.81 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.26 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.25 million number | 42.85 million number | 53.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.09 million number | 54.68 million number | 67.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.76 million number | 69.18 million number | 89.87 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.90 million number | 91.31 million number | 95.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.23 million number | 93.39 million number | 98.16 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 2.04 million number compare
- 6 Chad 1.79 million number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.76 million number compare
- 8 Myanmar 1.73 million number compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.71 million number compare
- 10 Mozambique 1.69 million number compare
- 11 Mali 1.61 million number compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in IDA total was 95.26 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 98.16 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.85 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- IDA total ranks 8th 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 total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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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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/