Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 1.37 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.37 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.45 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million number, in 2019.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.82 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.99 million number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 3.99 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.98 million number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.95 million number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.92 million number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.86 million number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.74 million number | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.77 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.72 million number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.71 million number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.71 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.73 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.73 million number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.83 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.83 million number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.79 million number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.92 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.18 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.31 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.45 million number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.25 million number | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.05 million number | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.91 million number | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.45 million number | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 3.20 million number | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.82 million number | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 2.98 million number | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.15 million number | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.01 million number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.86 million number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.69 million number | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2.72 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.43 million number | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.14 million number | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million number | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million number | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million number | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million number | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.91 million number | 3.74 million number | 4.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 million number | 3.71 million number | 3.92 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million number | 4.01 million number | 4.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 million number | 2.69 million number | 3.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.37 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 United States 213,231 number compare
- 34 Venezuela 205,576 number compare
- 35 Honduras 204,250 number compare
- 36 Laos 176,913 number compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 141,372 number compare
- 38 Mauritania 127,098 number compare
- 39 Bolivia 126,244 number compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.37 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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/