Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 60.91 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.91 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
60.91 million number
in 2019
All-time low
22.82 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 60.91 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 60.91 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.82 million number, in 1970.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 22.82 million number
1971 23.53 million number +3.1%
1972 23.96 million number +1.9%
1973 24.50 million number +2.2%
1974 25.00 million number +2.0%
1975 25.52 million number +2.1%
1976 26.03 million number +2.0%
1977 26.50 million number +1.8%
1978 26.92 million number +1.6%
1979 27.29 million number +1.4%
1980 27.84 million number +2.0%
1981 28.38 million number +1.9%
1982 28.45 million number +0.2%
1983 29.34 million number +3.1%
1984 30.28 million number +3.2%
1985 30.77 million number +1.6%
1986 31.97 million number +3.9%
1987 32.53 million number +1.7%
1988 33.56 million number +3.2%
1989 34.82 million number +3.8%
1990 36.07 million number +3.6%
1991 37.21 million number +3.2%
1992 38.68 million number +4.0%
1993 39.68 million number +2.6%
1994 41.37 million number +4.2%
1995 42.08 million number +1.7%
1996 43.38 million number +3.1%
1997 44.13 million number +1.7%
1998 45.01 million number +2.0%
1999 45.60 million number +1.3%
2000 46.21 million number +1.3%
2001 46.97 million number +1.6%
2002 46.95 million number -0.0%
2003 47.01 million number +0.1%
2004 47.31 million number +0.6%
2005 48.19 million number +1.9%
2006 49.08 million number +1.9%
2007 50.58 million number +3.1%
2008 49.80 million number -1.5%
2009 49.57 million number -0.5%
2010 49.28 million number -0.6%
2011 50.46 million number +2.4%
2012 51.64 million number +2.3%
2013 52.40 million number +1.5%
2014 54.12 million number +3.3%
2015 55.86 million number +3.2%
2016 56.85 million number +1.8%
2017 57.60 million number +1.3%
2018 60.18 million number +4.5%
2019 60.91 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.21 million number 22.82 million number 27.29 million number 10
1980s 30.79 million number 27.84 million number 34.82 million number 10
1990s 41.32 million number 36.07 million number 45.60 million number 10
2000s 48.17 million number 46.21 million number 50.58 million number 10
2010s 54.93 million number 49.28 million number 60.91 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 13 Cameroon 1.53 million number compare
  2. 14 Iraq 1.45 million number compare
  3. 15 Egypt 1.34 million number compare
  4. 16 Türkiye 1.26 million number compare
  5. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number compare
  6. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number compare
  7. 19 Guatemala 1.07 million 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Pre-demographic dividend was 60.91 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 60.91 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 22.82 million number in 1970.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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/