Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in High income

High income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 2.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.01 million number
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
11.35 million number
in 1971
All-time low
1.94 million number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in High income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in High income stood at 2.01 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in High income peaked at 11.35 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million number, in 2018.

High income ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 High income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in High income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 10.46 million number
1971 11.35 million number +8.4%
1972 11.25 million number -0.8%
1973 11.17 million number -0.8%
1974 10.73 million number -3.9%
1975 10.53 million number -1.8%
1976 10.35 million number -1.7%
1977 10.19 million number -1.5%
1978 10.04 million number -1.5%
1979 10.33 million number +2.9%
1980 9.21 million number -10.9%
1981 9.15 million number -0.6%
1982 8.57 million number -6.3%
1983 8.37 million number -2.4%
1984 8.25 million number -1.4%
1985 8.10 million number -1.7%
1986 7.84 million number -3.2%
1987 7.79 million number -0.7%
1988 7.48 million number -3.9%
1989 7.60 million number +1.5%
1990 7.41 million number -2.5%
1991 7.17 million number -3.2%
1992 6.83 million number -4.8%
1993 6.02 million number -11.8%
1994 5.49 million number -8.9%
1995 5.41 million number -1.3%
1996 5.18 million number -4.3%
1997 5.16 million number -0.5%
1998 5.27 million number +2.3%
1999 5.25 million number -0.5%
2000 5.01 million number -4.5%
2001 4.51 million number -9.9%
2002 4.49 million number -0.4%
2003 3.97 million number -11.6%
2004 3.88 million number -2.3%
2005 3.45 million number -11.2%
2006 3.41 million number -1.0%
2007 3.51 million number +3.0%
2008 3.45 million number -1.7%
2009 3.07 million number -11.1%
2010 3.11 million number +1.2%
2011 2.93 million number -5.6%
2012 2.88 million number -1.8%
2013 2.68 million number -7.1%
2014 2.48 million number -7.2%
2015 2.11 million number -14.9%
2016 2.05 million number -3.2%
2017 2.06 million number +0.9%
2018 1.94 million number -5.9%
2019 2.01 million number +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.64 million number 10.04 million number 11.35 million number 10
1980s 8.24 million number 7.48 million number 9.21 million number 10
1990s 5.92 million number 5.16 million number 7.41 million number 10
2000s 3.88 million number 3.07 million number 5.01 million number 10
2010s 2.43 million number 1.94 million number 3.11 million number 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 31 Colombia 251,630 number compare
  2. 32 Jordan 215,540 number compare
  3. 33 United States of America 213,231 number compare
  4. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 205,576 number compare
  5. 35 Honduras 204,250 number compare
  6. 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 176,913 number compare
  7. 37 Uzbekistan 141,372 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 High income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in High income was 2.01 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 High income?
The highest recorded value was 11.35 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million number in 2018.
How does High income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
High income ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this High 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, 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/