Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 54.57 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
54.57 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
6th
of 45 groups
All-time high
89.32 million number
in 1999
All-time low
53.48 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend is 54.57 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 89.32 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.48 million number, in 1970.

That places Early-demographic dividend 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 53.48 million number
1971 55.10 million number +3.0%
1972 57.25 million number +3.9%
1973 57.15 million number -0.2%
1974 59.84 million number +4.7%
1975 61.03 million number +2.0%
1976 62.02 million number +1.6%
1977 63.04 million number +1.6%
1978 64.32 million number +2.0%
1979 64.50 million number +0.3%
1980 65.38 million number +1.4%
1981 66.31 million number +1.4%
1982 66.99 million number +1.0%
1983 67.58 million number +0.9%
1984 68.73 million number +1.7%
1985 69.58 million number +1.2%
1986 70.52 million number +1.3%
1987 71.25 million number +1.0%
1988 73.16 million number +2.7%
1989 74.66 million number +2.1%
1990 75.83 million number +1.6%
1991 76.78 million number +1.3%
1992 77.49 million number +0.9%
1993 78.22 million number +0.9%
1994 79.64 million number +1.8%
1995 81.51 million number +2.4%
1996 82.02 million number +0.6%
1997 83.54 million number +1.8%
1998 87.38 million number +4.6%
1999 89.32 million number +2.2%
2000 89.02 million number -0.3%
2001 88.52 million number -0.6%
2002 86.41 million number -2.4%
2003 82.98 million number -4.0%
2004 81.05 million number -2.3%
2005 80.15 million number -1.1%
2006 78.02 million number -2.7%
2007 74.74 million number -4.2%
2008 72.34 million number -3.2%
2009 71.43 million number -1.3%
2010 67.99 million number -4.8%
2011 64.58 million number -5.0%
2012 61.49 million number -4.8%
2013 59.63 million number -3.0%
2014 59.24 million number -0.7%
2015 56.64 million number -4.4%
2016 55.86 million number -1.4%
2017 54.77 million number -2.0%
2018 54.58 million number -0.3%
2019 54.57 million number -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59.77 million number 53.48 million number 64.50 million number 10
1980s 69.41 million number 65.38 million number 74.66 million number 10
1990s 81.17 million number 75.83 million number 89.32 million number 10
2000s 80.47 million number 71.43 million number 89.02 million number 10
2010s 58.94 million number 54.57 million number 67.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 3 Niger 1.22 million number compare
  2. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  3. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  4. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  5. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  6. 8 Mozambique 915,296 number compare
  7. 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend was 54.57 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 89.32 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 53.48 million number in 1970.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/