Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 31.76 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.76 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
103.02 million number
in 1985
All-time low
31.76 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Upper middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 31.76 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Upper middle income peaked at 103.02 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 31.76 million number, in 2019.

Upper middle income ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 61.22 million number
1971 57.33 million number -6.4%
1972 56.33 million number -1.7%
1973 53.32 million number -5.4%
1974 58.33 million number +9.4%
1975 57.84 million number -0.8%
1976 55.67 million number -3.7%
1977 59.70 million number +7.2%
1978 70.72 million number +18.5%
1979 74.65 million number +5.6%
1980 81.68 million number +9.4%
1981 87.59 million number +7.2%
1982 95.12 million number +8.6%
1983 100.00 million number +5.1%
1984 102.88 million number +2.9%
1985 103.02 million number +0.1%
1986 102.05 million number -0.9%
1987 98.61 million number -3.4%
1988 97.76 million number -0.9%
1989 96.86 million number -0.9%
1990 96.09 million number -0.8%
1991 92.56 million number -3.7%
1992 87.70 million number -5.3%
1993 83.34 million number -5.0%
1994 80.78 million number -3.1%
1995 76.81 million number -4.9%
1996 73.37 million number -4.5%
1997 72.35 million number -1.4%
1998 71.84 million number -0.7%
1999 71.91 million number +0.1%
2000 72.95 million number +1.5%
2001 73.62 million number +0.9%
2002 72.13 million number -2.0%
2003 69.27 million number -4.0%
2004 67.47 million number -2.6%
2005 66.09 million number -2.0%
2006 62.13 million number -6.0%
2007 53.98 million number -13.1%
2008 48.06 million number -11.0%
2009 42.96 million number -10.6%
2010 39.31 million number -8.5%
2011 36.29 million number -7.7%
2012 36.94 million number +1.8%
2013 35.57 million number -3.7%
2014 35.42 million number -0.4%
2015 35.20 million number -0.6%
2016 34.68 million number -1.5%
2017 33.93 million number -2.1%
2018 32.31 million number -4.8%
2019 31.76 million number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60.51 million number 53.32 million number 74.65 million number 10
1980s 96.56 million number 81.68 million number 103.02 million number 10
1990s 80.67 million number 71.84 million number 96.09 million number 10
2000s 62.87 million number 42.96 million number 73.62 million number 10
2010s 35.14 million number 31.76 million number 39.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 16 Türkiye 1.26 million number compare
  2. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number compare
  3. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number compare
  4. 19 Guatemala 1.07 million number compare
  5. 20 Guinea 1.05 million number compare
  6. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 million number compare
  7. 22 Malawi 913,029 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Upper middle income was 31.76 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 103.02 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 31.76 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper middle income 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
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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/